BABÁYEV. Now you see, my darling Tanechka, I'm ready to do anything for you. TATYÁNA. I see. BABÁYEV. And you? [_Pause_] Why are you silent? TATYÁNA. But our compact? BABÁYEV. What compact? TATYÁNA. Yesterday's. You remember, on the bank. BABÁYEV. What's there to remember? There wasn't any compact. TATYÁNA. Shameless, you're shameless! Can you forget so soon! BABÁYEV. I don't want to know of any compacts. [_Embraces and kisses her_. TATYÁNA. [_Rising_] Oh! Stop, please! BABÁYEV. Why "stop"? What do you mean by "stop"? TATYÁNA. I mean, stop. BABÁYEV. What whims! TATYÁNA. No whims at all, only please move a little further off. BABÁYEV. If you're going to be so whimsical, then I'll go away. I'll drop the business for which I came and will go away immediately. TATYÁNA. Very well, go. BABÁYEV. I'm not joking. Karp! [KARP _comes in_] Pack up and then go order horses. KARP. Yes, sir. TATYÁNA. So that's the way? Well, good luck to you! Good-by! [_Runs out_. KARP. Well, sir, do you want me to pack up? BABÁYEV. Pack up, for where? You make me tired, man! [_Goes to the window_] I wonder if they've gone home? KARP. They won't leave. BABÁYEV. That's none of your business! Get out! KARP _goes out_; LUKÉRYA _comes in_. SCENE V BABÁYEV and LUKÉRYA LUKÉRYA. Sister has asked me to tell you to put off your going. An acquaintance is visiting the landlady; so you'll understand that it's awkward for her to come to you. But when she goes away sister will come to you. She has something to talk over with you. BABÁYEV. You're very kind, Lukérya Danílovna! LUKÉRYA. I can't believe my ears! Is it possible that I hear such compliments from you! [_Courtesies_. ACT III TABLEAU I _Same room as in_ ACT II SCENE I TATYÁNA _is lying on the bed_; LUKÉRYA _comes in_ LUKÉRYA. Tánya, are you asleep? TATYÁNA. No. LUKÉRYA. Then you'd better get up! What are you lying around for all day? You've been in bed all the morning, and still not up. TATYÁNA. What's the use of getting up? What's there to do? LUKÉRYA. If you were only asleep--but to lie in bed and cry just rends your heart. Better get up and let's talk it over! TATYÁNA. [_Getting up_] Oh, what an unhappy, gloomy day this is! [_Sits down_] How unfortunate I am! What have I done to myself? Why did I marry? I've drowned my happiness, simply drowned it! LUKÉRYA. Who could have told? As a suitor he was as quiet as water and as meek as the grass; now I don't know what has happened to him. Why, yesterday I thought he was joking when he told us to be back in a half-hour. TATYÁNA. I did, too. If you only had seen how he pounced on me, and how terrible he's become. He looked daggers all the morning, left without saying good-by, and now he hasn't even come back for dinner. LUKÉRYA. What did he say to you when you were left alone yesterday?