Knock, brothers, knock!
[Knock, knock, knock!]
[At close of song Adrian rises. Silence]
An old man. Speak, Adrian Lavrov.
Adr. Brothers, we have met to talk matters over.
Manlief. We have talked for seventy-five years!
A student. The lash spoke the last word to-day.
Old man. Speak, Adrian Lavrov.
Adr. Friends, the truth that was clear to you before the enemy's blow fell to-day is no less true now that the blow has fallen.
Manl. Not on your back, Lavrov.