| Hå
îpån the rolls, and glances at Gulchohra |
| ASYA: |
(aside)
What à handsome guy he is! |
| ASKAR: |
(Looks
again at Gulchohra attentively): See, khanim, what
you desire I have got here. (Aside) oh, what
à beautiful girl! |
| TELLI:
|
Oh,
my lady, what good chintz for à skirt! |
| ASYA: |
Oh,
that’s good for nothing... |
| GULCHOHRA: |
(to
Asya): If it’s not suitable for you, it will match
Telli. |
| ASKAR:
|
You
are right, lady. (Aside) Àó! She is à clever
girl! (Hå addresses Gulchohra). How many arshins
shall I measure for your servant, khanim? |
| GULCHOHRÀ: |
How
much does an arshin cost? |
| ASKAR: |
Very
cheap. Each arshin costs 12 gapicks? But I’ll sell it
to you each arshin per 2 shahis! |
| GULCHOHRA: |
Such
chintz we always buy for 8 gapicks per arshin. I fso
we’d buy 10 arshins. |
| ASKAR: |
Never
mind. Let it be prey to you. (Hå measures) 1,
2 (aside) but, I think I’m found what I wanted...
3, 4, by God she is à very nice girl... 5, 6. 7... I
think she will be my fortune. 8.9, perhaps her moral
and character is as nice as her appearance... 10. 11..
12... |
| GULCHOHRA: |
10
arshins are enough. |
| ASKAR:
|
Oh,
yes. I was out of mind. Here, all are 10 arshins. |
| Hå
cuts and hands it to the servant |
| ASYA:
|
Oh,
haven’t you anything suitable for us? |
| ASKAR:
|
Khanim,
I have à lot of suitable things for you. They are at
home. Inshaallah I’ll bring them next time. Khanim,
may your home always be prosperous! |
|
Gulchohra
gives him money |
| ASKAR: |
Your
hand’s abundance is enough for me. |
| GULCHOHRA:
|
Where
do you know from that my hand is abundant? |
| ASKAR: |
Simply,
it seems to me that your hand is abundant. (Aside).
By God, she is that girl whom I always wished. (Asks
her): Khanim, isn’t it Sultan bay's house? |
| GULCHOHRA:
|
Yes,
it is. |
| ASKAR:
|
May
there be peace in this house! But which of you is Sultan
bay's daughter? |
| ASYA: |
She
is. |
| ASKAR:
|
May
God bless you! (aside) She is à very nice girl! |
| ASYA:
|
Håó,
Gulchohra, let’s go in. Otherwise when my uncle comes,
he will get angry. |
| They
leave |
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