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 ceal it? Yes, Sergyéy Ivánovich, so let me tell you: let us put it into the pocket of one of these peasants. Into this fellow's pocket. Say! Ah, what? Where is your pocket?

. What do you want with my pocket? I declare, my pocket! I have money in my pocket.

. Well, and where is your purse?

. What do you want with it?

. What are you doing? This is the young master.

(laughing). Do you know why he is so frightened? I will tell you why: he has a lot of money. Ah, what?

. Yes, yes, I understand. You talk with them, and in the meantime I will put it into this wallet, so that they shall not know anything and shall not be able to tell him. You talk with them.

. At once, at once. Well, boys, are you going to buy the land? Ah, what?

. We have preposed so with all our hearts. But somehow the affair does not originate into motion.

. Don't be stingy! The land is an important matter. I told you to sow mint. You might plant tobacco, too.

. This is so, in rivality. We can sow all kinds of produces.

. Good sir, can't you ask your father for us? Else how are we to live? Our land is small: there is not enough room, let me say, to drive out a cow, nay, not even a chick.

(having placed the spoon in the wallet of the Third Peasant). C'est fait. Ready. Let us go! (Exit.)

. Don't be stingy, ah? Well, good-bye! (Exit.)