It's Bill that's spent the money on his cussed booze and gambling. Way of the Lawless Max Brand The gambling houses can do it, and so keep on breaking the law.
When Winnie tries to drink, Jesse stops her. Then Mae and Miles appear. Alarmed at Winnie's discovery of the spring, they kidnap her. Winnie learns that the music she heard comes from Mae's music box. She also learns the Tucks' secret: the water in the spring is magic and has made them ageless.
Analysis. In the first two scenes of Act III, Hamlet and Claudius both devise traps to catch one anotherâs secrets: Claudius spies on Hamlet to discover the true nature of his madness, and Hamlet attempts to âcatch the conscience of the kingâ in the theater (III.i.582).amlet warns Horatio that he will begin to act strangely. Sure enough, when Claudius asks how he is, his response seems quite insane: âExcellent, iâ faith; of the chameleonâs dish: I eat the air, promise-crammedâ (III.ii.84â86).