KOSTILYOFF. It’s I—I, Vaska!
PEPEL. What do you want?
KOSTILYOFF [stepping aside] Open!
SATINE [without looking at Kostilyoff] He’ll open—and she’s there—
[The Actor makes a grimace.]
KOSTILYOFF [in a low, anxious tone] Eh? Who’s there? What?
SATINE. Speaking to me?
KOSTILYOFF. What did you say?
SATINE. Oh—nothing—I was just talking to myself—