act one scene walter meets the signal man hallo below there hallo signal man down there hallo who calls to me in the dead of the night hartright my name is walter hartright  what are you doing here on a night like this i m lost sir i m trying to find my way to limmeridge house the train broke down and i m forced to walk branch train broke down what you say is true yes i heard the wires singing in the wind the noise of them led me to you why are you going to limmeridge house i have the post of drawing master i must arrive tonight for i start tomorrow sir you look upon me with such dread last night i had a vision that a stranger would appear he stood right where you are a man such as yourself alarm on the line he said alarm on the line so i tapped out the message and the answer came back all well both ways but he said you ll mark my words when a year to this day the dead lie on the tracks the dead lie on the tracks i can assure you sir i know of no imminent danger a man such as yourself they are calling me from down the line there s danger somewhere along the line wait oh my god you ve got to help me there s someone after me how can i help you i m being followed and i ve done nothing wrong it s very late for you to be out here alone you must believe me that i am free from blame who do you run from i dare not say his name where do you live i try to help you if i can i have a secret my precious secret but can i trust you but can i trust you they cannot take away my secret though it s something i can t share with you it s locked inside my heart my secret but there s someone i must tell it to secrets kept inside can hurt you mine is sharper than a knife if i tell the one i seek i may save a life please you needn t fear me truly you can trust me i would never harm you i m no threati m walter walter hartright i ll help you to get home i ve no home at all nothing but my secret i have just my secret there s something coming and i must get away i have to get away but can i trust you don t go in there he said there s danger on the line i ll tell my secret for secrets must be told you must be mister hartright yes i m sent to bring you straight to limmeridge house did you see her a woman dressed in white i saw no one a woman all in white sir i saw no one i saw no one 