SAVVA (turning round)
Oho! You had better be more careful. (Puts his hand on her shoulder and looks into her eyes) You had better be more careful, I say.
LIPA
You—(For about three seconds there is a struggle between the two pairs of eyes, after which Lipa turns aside, biting her lips) I am not afraid of you.
SAVVA
That's better. But don't shout. One should never shout. (Exit)
LIPA (alone)
What does this mean? What am I to do? (The hens cluck)
YEGOR TROPININ (in the door)
What's the matter? What's the row here—hey? I was gone just half an hour, and everything has gone topsy-turvy. Lipa, why did you let the chickens get into the raspberry bushes? Go and drive 'em away, damn you! I am talking to you—yes, to you! Go, or I'll go you, I'll go you, I'll—