If you are sorry for me, why don't you carry out that pail? The way I am, I shouldn't be lifting heavy things. Why don't you help me, if you are so sorry for me? LIPA _(her face darkening, then brightening again)_ Give it to me. _(She picks up the pail and starts to carry it away)_ PELAGUEYA _(spitefully)_ Hypocrite! Let go! Where are you going? _(She carries out the pail and returns for the other things)_ SAVVA _(entering; to his sister)_ Why is your face so red? LIPA It's hot. _[Pelagueya laughs._ SAVVA Say, Pelagueya, has Kondraty inquired for me? PELAGUEYA Kondraty! What Kondraty? SAVVA Kondraty, the friar; he looks something like a sparrow. PELAGUEYA I didn't see any Kondraty. Like a sparrow! That's a funny way of putting it. SAVVA Tell Tony to come here, won't you? PELAGUEYA Tell him yourself. SAVVA Well, well! PELAGUEYA _(calls through the door before she goes out into the tavern)_ Anthony, Savva wants you. LIPA What do you want him for? SAVVA What a queer habit you have here of plying a person with questions all the time. Where, who, why, what for? LIPA _(slightly offended)_ You needn't answer if you don't want to. TONY _(enters, speaking slowly and with difficulty)_ Who wants me? SAVVA I am expecting Kondraty here--you know Kondraty, don't you? Send him in when he comes. TONY Who are you? SAVVA And send in two bottles of whiskey too, do you hear? TONY Maybe I do and maybe I don't. Maybe I'll send the whiskey and maybe I won't. SAVVA What a sceptic. You've grown silly, Tony. LIPA Leave him alone, Savva. He has got that from the seminary student, from Speransky. Anyhow, he is full of-- TONY _(sitting down)_ I didn't get it from anybody. I can understand everything myself. The blood has congealed in my heart. SAVVA That's from drink, Tony. Stop drinking. TONY The blood has congealed in my heart. You think I don't know what's what. A while ago you weren't here with us, and all of a sudden you came. Yes, I understand everything. I have visions. SAVVA What do you see? God? TONY There is no God. SAVVA How's that? TONY And no devil either. There's nothing, no people, no animals, nothing. SAVVA What is there then? TONY There are only faces, a whole lot of faces. It's faces, faces, faces. They are very funny, and I keep laughing all the time. I just sit still, and the faces come jumping and gliding past me, jumping and gliding. You've got a very funny face too, Savva. _(Sadly)_ It's enough to make one die of laughter. SAVVA _(laughing gayly)_ What kind of a face have I? TONY