. [_Laughing in a forced way_] So that's the way you keep order
in your house! That's how you follow the fashions! At your house drunkards
insult the guests! He, he, he! "I," says he, "shall go to Moscow; here they
don't understand me!" Such fools are almost extinct in Moscow! They laugh
at 'em there! "Son-in-law, son-in-law!" He, he, he! "Dear father-in-law!"
No, humbug, I won't let myself be insulted for nothing. No, you come along
and bow down to me! Beg me to take your daughter!

GORDEY KARPYCH. You think I'll bow down to you?

KORSHUNOV. Yes, you will; I know you! You want a fine wedding. You'd hang
yourself if only to astonish the town! But nobody wants her! How unlucky
for you! He, he he!

GORDEY KARPYCH. After you've said such words as these I won't have anything
more to do with you! I never bowed down to any one in my life! If it comes
to this, I'll marry her to any man I choose. With the money that I shall
give as her dowry any man will---- _MITYA comes in, and stops in the
doorway._

SCENE XIII

_The same and MITYA_

MITYA. [_Turning towards the crowd_] What's all this noise?

GORDEY KARPYCH. Here, I'll marry her to Mitya!

MITYA. What, sir?

GORDEY KARPYCH. Silence! Yes--I'll marry her to Mitya--to-morrow! And I'll
give her such a wedding as you never saw! I'll get musicians from Moscow!
I'll ride alone in four coaches!

KORSHUNOV. We'll see, we'll see! You'll come to ask my pardon, you will!
[_Goes out_.

SCENE XIV

_The same without_ KORSHUNOV

PELAGEYA EGOROVNA. To whom, Gordey Karpych, did you say?

GORDEY KARPYCH. To Mitya--Yes! What airs he put on! As if I were worse than
he! "You'll come and bow down!" He lies! I won't go and bow down! Just to
spite him I'll marry her to Dmitry. [_All are astonished_. MITYA. [_Takes_
LYUBOV GORDEYEVNA _by the hand and goes to_ GORDEY KARPYCH] Why out of
spite, Gordey Karpych? One does not do such things out of spite. I don't
want you to do it out of spite. I'd rather suffer torment all my life. If
you are kind enough, then give us your blessing as is proper, in a fatherly
fashion, with love. Because we love each other, and even before this
happened, we wanted to confess our guilt to you. And now I'll be a true son
to you forever, with all my heart.

GORDEY KARPYCH. What, what, "with all your heart"? You're glad of the
chance! But how did you ever dare to think of it? Is she your equal?
Remember to whom you're talking.

MITYA. I know ve