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ZHELTOUKHIN AND JULIE

JULIE: How unlucky we are, you, Lennie, and I, ah, how unlucky!

ZHELTOUKHIN: But who authorized you to speak to her? You self-appointed matchmaker, you minx! You’ve spoilt the whole business for me! She’ll think that I can’t speak for myself, and … how very common! I’ve told you a thousand times that the whole affair must be let alone. Nothing but humiliation and all these hints, vileness, meanness.… The old fellow must have guessed that I’m in love with her, and is already exploiting my feelings! He wants me to buy this estate from him.

JULIE: And how much does he ask for it?

ZHELTOUKHIN: Sh-h! … They’re coming… .

Enter by the left door SEREBRYAKOV, ORLOVSKY, and MARIE

VASSILIEVNA; the latter reading a pamphlet as she comes in.