RAZLYULYÁYEV. [Sings]
"The reins were in Kalúga;
In Tarús' the hames were hid.
Grooved runners had the sleigh;
All by itself it slid."
The girls laugh.
ARÍNA. Let me go, I say! Now that's enough! [Goes out.
ANNA IVÁNOVNA. What are you teasing the old woman for? Come and dance with me.
RAZLYULYÁYEV. Come on, then! Play for us, Yasha!
YÁSHA plays; they dance.
FIRST GUEST. That's a lively little woman.
PELAGÉYA EGÓROVNA. Yes, very lively, very lively.
RAZLYULYÁYEV. [Stamping his feet] That's the way we do it. [Stops dancing.