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SCENE 2
A room in the gipsies' house. The choir is singing "Kanavela." Fédya
in his shirt-sleeves is lying prone on the sofa. Afrémov sits
astride a chair in front of the leader of the choir. An officer sits
at a table, on which are bottles of champagne and glasses. A
musician is taking notes.
AFRÉMOV. Fédya, are you asleep?
FÉDYA [rising] Don't talk.... Now let's have "Not at Eve."
GIPSY LEADER. That won't do, Theodore Vasílyevich! Let Másha sing a solo
now.
FÉDYA. All right! And then, "Not at Eve." [Lies down again].
OFFICER. Sing "Fateful Hour."
GIPSY. All agreed?
AFRÉMOV. Go on!
OFFICER [to musician] Have you taken it down?
MUSICIAN. Quite impossible! It's different every time.... And the scale
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