want to kick me out of my own house? What are you doing, you rascal? Do you think there is no law against you? Just wait!
Nikíta. Well, well!
Anísya. I will go to the elder, to the officer.
Nikíta. Get out, I say. (Pushes her out.)
Anísya (behind the door). I will hang myself!
Scene XI. Nikíta, Akulína, Anyútka, and Akím.
Nikíta. That's all right.
Anyútka. Oh, oh, oh! Mother dear, mother dear. (Weeping.)
Nikíta. I am not much afraid of her. What are you crying about? Never mind, she will come back. Go and look after the samovár! (Anyútka exit.)
Scene XII. Nikíta, Akím, and Akulína.
Akulína (picking up her purchases and putting them away). How that accursed one has been carrying on! Just wait! I will cut up your sleeveless coat. Upon my word, I will.
Nikíta. I have driven her away,—what more do you want?
Akulína. She has soiled my new shawl. Dog! If she had not gone I would have scratched out her eyes.
Nikíta. Stop your noise! What are you making a noise about? You know I do not love her!
Akulína. Love her? A fine person to love,—that woman with the big snout. If you had let her go then, nothing would have happened. You ought to have sent her to the devil. The house is mine, anyway, and so is the money. She says she is the mistress. Mistress! What kind of a mistress is she to her husband? She is
