In the middle of the night the spy awoke Klimkov rudely.
"Where is Rayisa?" he asked in a loud whisper. "Where did she go? Has she been gone long? You don't know? You fool!"
Dorimedont left the room hastily, then thrust his head through the door, and asked sternly:
"What was she doing?"
"Nothing."
"Was she drinking?"
"Yes."
"The pig!"
The spy pulled his ear, and disappeared.
"Why did he speak in a whisper?" Yevsey wondered.