Akím. Oh, oh, oh, how's that?
Mítritch. And where's a soldier's wife to go? She has found her right place.
[Silence.
Akím (to ANÍSYA). And Nikíta,—has he what d'you call it, taken anything up to town? I mean, anything to sell?
Anísya (laying the table and serving up). No, he's taken nothing. He's gone to get money from the bank.
Akím (sitting down to supper). Why? D'you wish to put it to another use, the money I mean?
Anísya. No, we don't touch it. Only some twenty or thirty roubles as have come due; they must be taken.
Akím. Must be taken. Why take it, the money I mean? You'll take some to-day I mean, and some to-morrow; and so you'll what d'you call it, take it all, I mean.
Anísya. We get this besides. The money is all safe.
Akím. All safe? How's that, safe? You take it, and it what d'you call it, it's all safe. How's that? You put a heap of meal into a bin, or a barn, I mean, and go on taking meal, will it remain there, what d'you call it, all safe, I mean? That's, what d'you call it, it's cheating. You'd better find out, or else they'll cheat you. Safe indeed! I mean you what d'ye call ... you take it and it remains all safe there?