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I paid! I’ll have her!

You foreign devil! People aren’t for sale.

Who are you? What is your name?

What do you care?

I’m a person, not a thing.

Let me out immediately.

I don’t care!

I’ll commit this sin and kill you, do you hear?

Whatever you say, Mademoiselle.

I value my life too much to stand...

in your way.

-Kitty! -No!

No!

-Kitty! -No!

Changed your mind?

I bought you!

-You don’t want this? -No.

Kitty!

Nobody has a right to hold you here, then.

Kitty!

I bought you!

-Where are your things? -Madame took everything.

My dress, my papers. I don’t have anything.

Wait for me here, all right?

Sir,

you are too persistent.

Don’t you see the girl isn’t willing?

Don’t come near me!

Why are you so scared? I only want to talk.

Don’t touch me.

I... Come on. I just want to talk.

Help!

I am deceived!

It’s theft!

Robbery! Outrage!

Mr. Van Gell, I don’t understand.

The girl was examined by a doctor.

-There is no deceit. -He!

The thief!

Who? Me?

Yes! You steal my girl from me.

I pay! You use!

It’s theft. You will answer for it!

This one again. What is he raving about?

-Andrey Andreyevich, explain yourself. -I didn’t do anything.

This is outrage!

I will tell everyone, Madame, that you are a liar!

Listen, sir, if you don’t calm down immediately...

Gentlemen, that’s enough.

Come on, let’s go.

Let’s talk like civilized people.

Andrey Andreyevich.

I wait!

For what? You’re a crook, Madame!

I'll tell all of Kiev that you’re a liar.

Mr. Van Gell, I’m very sorry. Let me…

Don’t touch me. I'm going to the police now!

I paid you 2,000, Madame.

I bought her, and you, Madame, deceive me.

I’ll go to this girl and make her do everything you want.

Two thousand?

Here. Take three.

Take it.

And remember, you bought service,

not a person.

Liuba, you aren’t going anywhere and you aren’t making anyone do anything.

I want entertainment.

I wait for this day, I dream of it!

You want entertainment?

Just a second.

I don’t want it.

What for?

God, what for? Oh God…

Natalie…

Natasha, I’m here.

I’m here.

Natalie.

Don’t. Don’t touch me. Don’t!

Everything is fine.

-Don’t touch me. -All right.

MADAME MAKAROVA’S MUSIC SALON

Here is your entertainment.

Taste this, Messier.

Why do you want me to drink this?

I don’t!

Don’t worry. No one is going to poison you.

I want an innocent girl!

Messier,

my soul is innocent and pure.

Come with me, and you will see.

Drink, Mr. Van Gell…

Don’t hurt this lady’s feelings.

Come with me, your excellency.

Everybody is waiting.

-For who? -For you.

Look who is here!

Finally.

Vivat, Mr. Van Gell!

Vivat!

I don’t drink this. You drink first.

But... to celebrate our meeting?

I never dreamed

to meet a Dutchman here in Kiev.

Has anyone been to Holland?

I have.

It’s a beautiful country.

I’ll tell you more: an incredible country.

The landscapes, the architecture,

the tulips, the music!

This music! It touches your soul.

They don’t play Dutch music.

It’s German music.

Never mind.

Better tell me why the life in Holland

is so good.

We have a great king.

He likes order.

To the king, then.

Long live the king!

Long live the king!

Now, to the queen.

Long live the queen!

Long live the queen!

Vivat! To the queen! Bottoms up.

Come again.

Don’t be a stranger.

Andrey Andreyevich,

now, please, explain yourself.

What the hell was that?

Since when do you steal my customers’ girls?

I didn’t steal anyone.

The girl changed her mind,

and this guy didn’t understand it.

I had to explain it to him. You saw the rest.

Look at him! He’s happy.

What else do you want?

Give her back her things and let her go.

What do you mean, let her go?

Why would I let her go?

Liuba,

wasn’t that enough? Why ruin her life?

You’re so nice and kind, Andrey Andreyevich.

It’s easy to be an angel when you have millions.

Liuba,

you’re a good person.

Did you forget what you came through?

No, this is bad!

Everybody sad.

I want fun.

Where is Andriusha?

Where is my Andriusha?

I’m here, my friend Van Gell!

Andriusha, friend!

“Andriusha, friend.”

Let’s have fun.

Let’s sing.

Here. You’re free to go.

I... Can I go right now?

Your debt was paid in full

by our benefactor Andrey Andreyevich.

He is downstairs.

I don’t know what you did to enchant him.

Make sure you show your gratitude.

Go and never come back.

Finally he’s out.

This one is real strong!

Drinking two buckets of liqueur without eating anything!

He didn’t want to drink at first.

Even a saint won’t say no to free booze.

Yes, hodin, hodin.

How shall I get you to Konstantinovskaya now?

Good morning.

You’re unrecognizable.

Let me introduce myself.

Andrey Andreyevich.

Ms. Makarova said that you paid my debt.

How much do I owe you?

I would like to know.

Vivat, Abigail!

Vivat, Holland! Everybody, drink!

Don’t be afraid of him. He is harmless today.

You don’t have to stay here, though.

I’ll find a cab. Potap!

Yes.

Keep an eye on Mr. Van Gell for me.

Potap!

Mr. Van Gell! Drink. Vodka.

That’s enough. Mr. Van Gell, sit down.

Sit here.

Hey, friend. Wait for me here. I’ll be back in a minute.

Where is she?

Who?

I see…

The bird is out of the cage.

You deserve it.

She’s not as simple as she looks.

It’s life.

Potap, load Van Gell in.

The cab is outside. I’ll take him home.

Mr. Van Gell, we’re going home.

-Andriusha! -My friend!

No need to kiss me.

Morning issue! Buy the newspaper!

Breaking news from Kiev!

Ma’am, your carriage is ready.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich, hello!

Welcome back.

It has been a while since your last visit to Kiev.

Hello, Prokhor.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich.

A courier brought this...

for you from the Korenevs yesterday.

I was going to forward it to Nezhin.

-And now here you are. -What’s this?

An invitation to a winter ball at His Illustrious Highness Mr. Korenev.

“Vice Governor and Mrs. Korenev invite you to a charitable ball”

The old man has a son now! When was he born?

Two weeks ago.

Mr. Korenev is an incredible man.

At his age, with his feeble health,

having a second son!

That’s right.

They called him Nikolay,

after our late emperor Nikolay Aleksandrovich.

Nikolay…

Shall I unharness your horse?

No. I’ll go out again soon.

KIEV VICE GOVERNOR’S HOUSE

Hello.

Is this Mr. Korenev’s house?

His Illustrious Highness

left to St., Petersburg on business an hour ago.

Even if he were here,

he never receives petitioners at home.

To St. Petersburg?

When will he be back?

Last week of November at the earliest.

So, go, girl. Go.

What shall I do now?

I have a letter of recommendation for Yelena Aleksandrovna.

Mrs. Koreneva went to the cathedral.

She’ll be back by lunch.

So she didn’t go with him?

Can I see her?

I told you she’d be back by lunch.

Come then.

She might meet with you if she is in the mood.

NEZHIN

Bon appetite, Aleksandr Vasilyevich.

Hello, Amvrosiy Yulyevich.

My children aren’t with me now, so I took to having breakfast at the restaurant.

It’s too sad to eat alone.

I’m getting old...

I was just going to visit you.

I like to get firsthand information.

Tell me,

who is the bondmaid

your son-in-law is ready to pay 5,000 for?

I have a couple of nice girls, too.

I can make him an offer. I just don’t know what he’s looking for.

What kind of joke is this, Amvrosiy Yulyevich?

It doesn’t suit you.

A joke? What are you talking about?

Look, Aleksandr Vasilyevich,

it’s all in the newspaper.

My compadre showed me this announcement,

and I thought I should ask you.

Is this girl made of gold?

It must be...

a misprint.

500 rubles!

5,000? It’s ridiculous.

Wait.

Isn’t it the bondmaid...

Kosach had got into that mess over?

The one Shefer’s peasants rebelled about.

Excuse me!

That’s right.

It’s her.

The late Lidiya Ivanovna

paid the ridiculous 10,000 for her at the auction.

So,

is she alive?

I’m telling you,

it must be a misprint.

KIEV. ZHADAN’S HOUSE

Finally!

This is the limit.

Auntie!

I beg your forgiveness.

Don’t shove me these pastries!

It doesn’t make it right.

If I were Olga Platonovna, I’d strangle you.

So I am lucky.

What does she have to do with it?

-Oh, shoot… -She has been waiting for you for an hour.

You airhead!

Auntie, maybe you could...

-Please! -Deal with it yourself, my dear.

I’m going to be late.

We were supposed to unveil the hospital by Christmas,

and we have at least six months of work ahead of us.

Nikolay Aleksandrovich, come in.

You are in luck.

His gallivanting highness is finally back.

Well.

Give it to me.

Waste not, want not.

How come you’re here?

I thought you had taken root in Nezhin.

I’m here on business.

An important and unpleasant one.

How can I help? Just tell me.

Unfortunately, you can’t. I came as a friend.

And you’re right on time.

Could you help me out?

Olga Platonovna is waiting for me in the parlor, and I’m not exactly...

Can you entertain her for a bit while I’m changing?

Are you going to get settled?

Just chat with her, all right?

Let me look at you, my friend.

Orysia…

How are you, ma’am?

What?

Don’t.

Don’t.

Your baby is in heaven now,

looking down at you.

Your tears break his heart.

Please don’t cry.

Look who it is.

It’s your father.

Aleksandr Vasilyevich.

Papa?

Bring my robe.

And do my hair, too.

Come on. Quick.

No need to announce me.

I’ll go straight in.

-Aleksandr Vasilyevich… -Get away from me.

Bastard!

Sir,

watch your tongue.

What is this?

I just want my property back.

Don’t play games with me. Your property?

Don’t you understand you’re smearing my daughter’s honor with your escapades?

I’ve long been aware of your passion for this bondmaid.

Piotr Ivanovich told me everything.

Now I understand why you bought Shefer’s land.

I don’t know what this is about.

Yes, you know.

All right, you could have gotten yourself a “canary,”

but you made your lust public.

The whole city will be saying,

“Have your son-in-law caught his mistress?”.

Is it so good that she’s worth 5,000, you bastard?

Did you think about Natalie?

How will she feel when she finds out?

Aleksandr Vasilyevich, you’re overreacting.

Kitty isn’t my mistress.

I wanted her back in my mother’s memory.

Shut up!

Your mother’s memory!

Shut up, or I’ll...

What are you...

Ma cherie...

It’s not what you think.

Papa,

take me away from here.

Natalie…

That’s a remarkable boldness of ideas, Olga Platonovna.

What about the traditions?

The rules this wicked world abides to?

Rules?

I set my own rules.

Do you think a woman is unable to run serious business?

No, I don’t think so.

But what is it you’re going to trade with the foreigners?

Hemp? Honey?

Perfumes.

Not import theirs but export ours, mind it.

What do you think about this scent?

It’s nice.

Was it really made here?

It’s my personal invention.

All I need to do is launch the production.

Well, you can keep thinking that a woman belongs

at a parlor or a nursery.

I don’t think that at all.

Have mercy on him, Olga Platonovna.

And on me, too.

I beg your forgiveness for my being late.

I promise to make up for it.

Andrey Andreyevich supports my idea completely.

He even agreed to help me with his advice

and maybe not just that.

I’m a businessman. If it’s a lucrative business,

why not invest a few thousands?

Yes. Nikolay Aleksandrovich,

you can change anything if you really want to.

Well, are we finally going on a tour of your mill?

Yes.

Olga Platonovna, can I steal your admirer for another minute?

Only if you promise to support women’s initiatives in the future.

You can count on my support in the future, I promise you.

I wanted to ask you about something.

All right, I’ll leave you to your secrets.

Do you still frequent the Korenevs’ house?

Yes.

I recommended them a girl, a governess.

I wanted to ask how she is.

Her name is Katia. Did you see her?

No. Volodia used to have a German teacher,

and now they are looking for a replacement.

You should go to Yelena Aleksandrovna yourself,

congratulate her on the occasion of her newborn son.

I can’t.

I have important business to tend to.

I don’t want to bother her, too.

I won’t abuse the lady’s patience anymore.

NEZHIN MILITARY OFFICE

Where is Panas?

What did I pay you five kopecks for?

To get him here!

He said he didn’t want to see you.

You’re lying.

Is that what he said?

Yes.

All right.

Give me my fiver back.

You didn’t bring Panas.

-Where is your boss? -What do you want from him?

Buy out my husband.

You can’t just come to him like this.

I said take me to your officer!

I need to see him.

What do you want?

Here.

-And here. -What’s this?

My husband was conscripted.

I want to buy him out. The law says I can.

I’ll file a complaint if you don’t give him back.

Yes, you have the right.

What’s his name?

Panas Pilipenko.

Panas Pilipenko.

Panetenko, Voytsekhovsky,

Znamensky, Kravchenko,

Savchuk, Shevchuk, Pavlenko...

Yes, he is here.

Here is the money. Give him back.

You’re bold.

All right,

you’ll get your man...

This isn’t enough.

Not enough? Two hundred rubles?

The law says, 250.

It’s...

It’s my dowry, it’s all I have.

My dear, the law is the law.

I didn’t write it.

Don’t worry,

your money... won’t disappear.

Here,

I wrote you a note.

Bring 50 more,

and you’ll get your husband back.

Beware.

If you deceive me,

I will...

KIEV. CASINO

Hello.

-Is this your first time here? -Yes.

You’re welcome. Beginners are lucky.

Is that right?

A present to celebrate your first visit.

A lucky 5-rubles chip.

I’m looking for a gentleman.

I was told he frequents your establishment.

Yegor Reshetnikov.

He is an officer.

Do you know him?

No.

We don’t ask our guests’ names,

and we have a lot of officers,

as you can see.

Messier, more...

Ask around. Maybe someone knows him.

Thank you.

That’s all. Mr. Surzhik, your bet?

Right, right.

The watch.

I’ll win it back, you’ll see.

It’s golden.

Heirloom.

Mr. Surzhik, you know we only take money at this table.

Please leave.

Interesting watch.

Yes.

It’s Swiss.

These idiots don’t know anything.

Where did you get it?

All right, I bought it. In Zurich.

May I have a look?

Well...

All right.

This watch belongs to my brother-in-law Grigoriy Chervinsky.

His name is on it.

-Where did you get it from? -Well….

I asked you where you got it from.

Hush! Don’t shout.

I swear I won it.

-Word of honor. -Where, when?

From an officer.

A rowdy character.

He used to play in Bulyonskaya. He would come here often, too,

but it probably didn’t work for him.

He disappeared a couple weeks ago.

-Do you know his address? -Why would I?

I heard they had kicked him out from Bacchus,

and he was living at the furnished rooms next to Yama.

As for now...

Listen, sir...

I’m sorry, I don’t know your name.

Buy this watch from me.

I’ll only charge you 300 rubles.

Here, 50 rubles

and a lucky chip for good measure.

Good luck.

You again?

And at the front door, too.

Only important noblemen can enter here. Got it?

I’m sorry.

Is Yelena Aleksandrovna back?

I really need to see her.

Please give this letter to her.

Well...

Thank you.

I’m sorry.

Yelena Aleksandrovna, there is a petitioner

who wants to see you.

She is really arrogant.

She came to the front door almost at dawn.

She said she had a letter of recommendation for you.

Here.

I’ll send her on her way,

but first I’ll tell them to give her

something to eat, if you don’t mind.

She’s real skinny.

Bring her in.

Immediately!

Yes, ma’am.

Your Illustrious Highness,

Mrs. Kosach to see you.

Come in.

Hello, Katia.

I’m so happy to see you!

Please sit down.

Take a seat.

Thank you.

Oh God...

You’re freezing!

Matvey, bring us tea at once.

No, no. No need to trouble yourself.

Matvey, hurry.

Yes, ma’am.

You were sent to us by an angel.

I mean...

Mr. Doroshenko.

He is a friend of our family,

and I completely trust his recommendation.

He speaks highly of you...

Yes.

By the way, how is he doing?

Did he send any message?

Unfortunately, no.

I don’t know Mr. Doroshenko very well.

All right,

Katia.

Tell me about yourself.

Is it true that you speak German and French freely?

Do you know your music and literature, too?

Where is Yakov?

There, behind the barn.

Yakov Yuhymovych,

I came for my pay.

What?

What pay? Are you crazy?

I’m a free woman now.

I am supposed to be paid in full -

not 5 kopecks, like bondsmen,

but 50, as hired help.

Really?

50 kopecks? Half a ruble?

Yes.

You should be whipped for your work, not paid.

No good word can be said about your work.

I don’t need your word.

You don’t stick to it.

-What? -You used me

and sent Panas to the army anyway.

You don’t want to pay me for my work?

Give me 50 rubles,

or I’ll tell the master everything about your dirty tricks.

Are you trying to blackmail me?

I don’t know what it means.

What I know is that I need to buy out my husband.

You know what, free woman?

Go to hell.

The master knows everything already. Go!

What?

Yes.

We don’t need your work here anymore.

You don’t want my work?

I don’t want you, either.

You’re not the only ones who pay money here.

I can accompany you on the piano, too.

Katia,

you’re a veritable treasure.

You’re a perfect fit.

You’re hired.

I’m sure my husband will be as excited as I am when he comes back.

Drink your tea.

You naughty boy!

Mom, look,

a present from godfather!

A real saber!

Here is your pupil.

Meet Volodia, a little boy pampered by

his godfather.

Vladimir, stop!

Come here.

I want you to meet your new teacher of foreign languages.

Are you going to ferule me for mistakes

like Herr Mueller?

Of course not.

I’m not going to beat you.

Then I like you.

You’re nice.

-What is your name? -Katia.

I’ll call you Fraulein Kitty.

Now you should have some rest.

I can see you’re... exhausted.

Matvey, show Mrs. Kosach her room.

Yelena Aleksandrovna,

thank you so much.

You can’t imagine how grateful I am.

You’re welcome, Katia.

This is your home now.

Grigoriy Petrovich.

You scared me.

Why are you sitting here in the dark?

I brought you dinner.

You can’t keep starving yourself.

Get her back...

I need to get her back!

Woman’s heart...

is forgiving.

No matter what you’ve done...

Natalya Aleksandrovna will forgive you if you really regret it.

Katrusia.

You think you escaped me?

I’ll get you back anyway.

Oh God...

Do you hear? I’ll run you to earth!