BUBNOFF. I’m going to have tea—come on over to the restaurant!
LUKA [to Pepel] What are you staring at?
PEPEL. Oh—just because! Wait now—you mean to say . . .
BUBNOFF. Well—I’m off.
[Goes to door and runs into Vassilisa.]
PEPEL. So—you . . .
VASSILISA [to Bubnoff] Is Nastasya home?
BUBNOFF. No. [Exit]
PEPEL. Oh—you’ve come—?
VASSILISA [crossing to Anna] Is she alive yet?