Shut up! (He bursts into a groaning laugh, pressing his hands hard to his mouth)
SPERANSKY
But his face is calm. Look, Mr. Anthony. It's because now he knows the truth.
TONY
Shut up! (Bursts out laughing) What a funny face he has!
[He laughs behind his hand. Then his laugh bursts through his fingers, so to speak, grows in intensity, becomes irresistible, and passes into a whine. The crowd begins to fill the stage, concealing the body, Speransky, and Tony. The bells are rung in the monastery as at Easter, and at the same time the singing of thousands of voices is heard.
CROWD
"Christ is risen from the dead. He has conquered death with death and given life to those lain in their graves. Christ—"
LIPA (flinging herself into the crowd)
"Christ is risen!"