LÍZA. I haven't any lover! There's no use in your looking. Search the whole garden if you want to! And even if I had, it's none of your business! It's shameful for you even to speak of it. You ought not even to know about it: you're an old maid. You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
VASILÍSA PEREGRÍNOVNA. Sing on, sing on, my dear; you sing very finely on the wing; but you'll perch pretty soon! You're not going to roam about at night for nothing. I know your tricks. I'll show you all up! I'm so mad now, that even if you bow down to my feet, I'll not forgive you.
LÍZA. Just wait! I see myself bowing before you! Don't count on it!
VASILÍSA PEREGRÍNOVNA. No, now I'm going to look around every bush.
LÍZA. Do it!
VASILÍSA PEREGRÍNOVNA looks about on both sides, then approaches the pond.
VASILÍSA PEREGRÍNOVNA. Ha, what's this? Do tell, what tricks they're up to! In the boat! Hugging each other! How tender that is! Just like a picture! You ought to have thought to take a guitar along and sing love-songs!… They're kissing each other! Very good! Delightful! Again! Excellent! What could be better? Phew, what an abomination! It's disgusting to look at! Well, my dears, you will remember me. Now I have nothing to say to you. To-morrow I shall! [She goes out.
LÍZA. What devil brought her here? You can't clear up the mess now!
LEONÍD and NÁDYA reach the shore and disembark from the boat.