Louka to Raina: One of those beasts of Serbs has been seen climbing
up the water pipe to your balcony. By the way whose gun is this, may be your
lover my lady.
Raina: I heard the shooting. Surely the soldiers will not
dare come in here?
Nichola (male maid)
with Louka (female maid)
Nichola: Be warned in time, Louka:
mend your manners. I know the Mistress. She is so grand that she never dreams
that any servant could dare be disrespectful to her; but if she once suspects
that you are defying her, out you go.
Louka: I do defy her. I will defy her. What do care for her?
Nichola: It’s the same as if you quarreled with me!
Louka: Let the quarrel with me if they dare! What could they
do?
Nichola: Do you think I know no secrets?
Louka: How do you know? I never told you. You have the soul
of a servant Nichola.
Nichola: Yes: That’s the secret of success in service.
Louka: Master back from the war.
Nichola: Bring the coffee for the master
Louka: You’ll never put the soul of a servant into me.
Nicola: Louka, remember: if any luck comes to you, it was I
that made a woman of you.
Louka: I believe you would rather be my servant than my
husband.
Nicola: one servant
should always stand by others. You’ve got to know your place: that’s the secret
of it.
Louka and Sergius in
the absence of Raina (in garden)
Sergius: Louka, do you know what he higher love is?
Louka: No, sir.
Sergius: Louka: one feels the need of some relief after it.
Louka: Perhaps. You would like some coffee, sir?
Sergius: thank you Louka.
Louka: oh, sir, you know I didn’t mean that. I am surprised
at you!
Sergius: I am surprised at myself Louka. Do you consider my
figure handsome, Louka?
Louka: let me go sir. I shall be disgraced. Oh, will you let
go?
Sergius: No
Louka: then stand back where we can’t be seen. Have you no
common sense?
Serguise: ah! That’s reasonable
Louka: I may have been seen from the windows: Miss Riana is
shure to be spying aabout after you.
Sergius: Take Care Louka.
Louka: may I go with my work please now?
Sergius: you are a provoking little witch, Louka. If you
were in love with me, would you spy out of windows on me?
Louka: well, you see, sir, I should have a great deal to
look after.
Sergius: witty as well as pretty. Can I kiss you dear!
Louka: (avoiding him). No: I don’t want your kisses.
Gentlefolk are all alike: you making love to me behind miss Riana’s back; and
she doing the same behind yours.
Sergius: Louka!
Louka: it shows how little you really care.
Sergius: who is my rival?
Louka: I don’t know, I never saw him. I only heard his voice
through the door of her room.
Serrgius: damnation! How dare you. You have stained my
honour, by making me a party to your eavesdropping.
Louka: I want my hurt made well.
Sergius: how
Louka: kiss that bruise which you made on my arm
Sergius: yeah, sure why not my dear.
Louka: we shall see whether dare keep on your word. I’ll not
wait long.
Sergius: yes we shall see. And you shall wait my pleasure.
Riana: what’s the matter? Have you been flirting with Louka.
Sergius: no no, how can you think such a thing?
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