KRASNÓV. I had no time.
TATYÁNA. If you wish, we'll serve you now.
KRASNÓV. [Sitting down to the table] Certainly. I can't get along without eating!
TATYÁNA. Set the table, sister! [Goes to the kitchen. LUKÉRYA sets the table.
ARKHÍP. Lev, are you going back to the shop?
KRASNÓV. No, I'm all through there.
ARKHÍP. Will you stay at home?
KRASNÓV. I'll be here for an hour, then I have to go across the river to make a collection.
TATYÁNA brings a plate of cabbage soup, puts it on the table, and goes out with LUKÉRYA. KRASNÓV, after eating several spoonfuls, is lost in thought.
ARKHÍP. Lev! I can't see you, but it seems as if you weren't happy.