Harry Brewer enters and starts talking to him, clearly wanting to soothe his loneliness. At one point, he mentions that he could easily have ended up like the convicts if it weren’t for Governor Phillip, with whom he’s worked for a long time.
Harry says that he saw Handy Baker the night before. “You hanged him a month ago, Harry,” Ralph replies, but Harry insists that Baker has “come back,” explaining that he saw him holding a rope.
He then starts talking about Duckling, the female convict with whom he lives. (Handy was ducklings other lover)
When Harry saw Baker’s ghost the night before, Baker taunted him by talking about Duckling, bragging about how she likes having sex with him better than having sex with Harry.
In response, Ralph points out that Baker stole food, adding that he himself voted to hang him because he didn’t know Phillip would oppose the punishment.
Harry tells Ralph that she claims to not “feel anything” when she’s with him. He then worries that she did “feel something” when she was with Handy Baker
Ralph complains that Phillip never notices him, and Harry tells him the Governor wants to stage a play with the convicts as actors.
Ralph finds this idea ridiculous, but he soon sees that this might be a way to get Phillip’s attention.
Ralph if he thinks he killed Handy Baker. “No, Harry,” Ralph answers.