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to the table and drinks] It's best to have the tooth out at one go....
Didn't I say that if I broke my word she was to throw me over? Well, I
have broken it, and that's the end of it.
KARÉNIN. For you, but not for her!
FÉDYA. It is extraordinary that you should take pains to prevent our
marriage being broken up!
KARÉNIN [is about to speak, but Másha comes up] ...
FÉDYA [interrupting him] Just hear her sing "The Flax"!... Másha!
The gipsies re-enter.
MÁSHA [whispers] An ovation, eh?
FÉDYA [laughs] An ovation!... "Victor, my Lord! Son of Michael!" ...
Gipsies sing a song of greeting and laudation.
KARÉNIN [listens in confusion then asks] How much shall I give them?
FÉDYA. Well, give them twenty-five roubles.[7]
[
7] About £2, 10s.
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