fire. We are doing nothing now but fumigating, washing, and sprinkling.
First Footman. I thought I smelled something strong. (With animation.) It is a perfect shame how they carry on with these infections. Perfectly disgraceful! They have forgotten God. The daughter of Princess Mosólov, the sister of our master, died. What do you suppose they did? Neither father nor mother came into the room to bid her farewell. And the daughter kept weeping and begging for her parents to tell them good-bye, but they did not go in. The doctor had discovered some kind of an infection. And yet the chambermaid and a nurse attended to her, and they are alive!
Scene XI. The same, Vasíli Leonídych, and Petríshchev (coming out of the door with cigarettes).
Petríshchev. Let us go! I just want to fetch Cocolate—Chocolate.
Vasíli Leonídych. Your Cocolate is a stupid! Let me tell you: I can't bear him. He is such a brainless fellow, a genuine loafer! He does nothing but loaf. Ah, what?
Petríshchev. Wait, anyway! I want to tell him good-bye.
Vasíli Leonídych. All right. I will go and take a look in the coachman's room. One of the dogs is so vicious that the coachman says he has almost eaten him up. Ah, what?
Petríshchev. Who has eaten whom? Do you mean to tell me that the coachman has eaten up the dog?
Vasíli Leonídych. Your eternal jokes— (Puts on his wraps and exit.)
Petríshchev (in thought). Ma-no-rial, no-ta-ry— Yes, yes. (Goes up-stairs.)
