THE ACTOR. Why didn’t you bring Anna back? She’ll freeze, out there—
KLESHTCH. Natasha took her into the kitchen—
THE ACTOR. The old man will kick her out—
KLESHTCH [sitting down to his work] Well—Natasha will bring her in here—
SATINE. Vassily—give me five kopecks!
THE ACTOR [to Satine] Oh, you—always five kopecks—Vassya—give us twenty kopecks—
PEPEL. I’d better give it to them now before they ask for a ruble. Here you are!
SATINE. Gibraltar! There are no kindlier people in the world than thieves!
KLESHTCH [morosely] They earn their money easily—they don’t work—