The Live Corpse


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ACT IV  
SCENE 1  
A private room in a restaurant. A waiter shows in Fédya and Iván  
Petróvich Alexándrov.  
WAITER. Here, please. No one will disturb you here. I'll bring some  
paper directly.  
IVÁN PETRÓVICH. Protásov, I'll come in too.  
FÉDYA [seriously] If you like, but I'm busy and ... All right, come in.  
IVÁN PETRÓVICH. You wish to reply to their demands? I'll tell you what  
to say. I should not do it that way--always speak straight out, and act  
with decision.  
FÉDYA [to waiter] A bottle of champagne!  
Exit waiter.  
FÉDYA [taking out a revolver and putting it on the table] Wait a bit!  
IVÁN PETRÓVICH. What's that? Do you want to shoot yourself? You can if  
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