[ACT TWO.]
Same as Act I—Night.
On the bunks near the stove Satine, the Baron, Krivoy Zob, and the Tartar play cards. Kleshtch and the Actor watch them. Bubnoff, on his bunk, is playing checkers with Miedviedieff. Luka sits on a stool by Anna’s bedside. The place is lit by two lamps, one on the wall near the card players, the other is on Bubnoff’s bunk.
THE TARTAR. I’ll play one more game—then I’ll stop . . .
BUBNOFF. Zob! Sing! [He sings]
“The sun rises and sets . . .”
ZOB [joining in]
“But my prison is dark, dark . . .”
THE TARTAR [to Satine] Shuffle the cards—and shuffle them well. We know your kind—