BABÁYEV and LUKÉRYA
BABÁYEV. Whom have I the honor of addressing?
LUKÉRYA. I hardly expected, Valentin Pávlich, that you would so soon forget old acquaintances.
BABÁYEV. Be seated, please. [Both sit down] I somehow do not recall.
LUKÉRYA. Of course, nowadays feelings are not in vogue; now it's all a matter of calculation; but we provincials aren't like you in St. Petersburg; we remember our former acquaintances, and especially our benefactors.
BABÁYEV. I agree with you—benefactors should always be remembered.
LUKÉRYA. We are so indebted to your mother that words fail me to express it. She did so much for the Zhmigulin family.
BABÁYEV. The Zhmigulins?
LUKÉRYA. Especially for sister Tánya and me.
BABÁYEV. [Rising] Tánya—Tatyána Danílovna?