Arshin Mal Alan

ASKAR:

This is my house, and now it will be yours.

GULCHOHRA:

I understand absolutely nothing. Who abducted me?

ASKAR:

My people did.

GULCHOHRA:

But I thought the people of that merchant fellow who my father had married me off abducted me.

ASKAR:

Surely, it’s so.

GULCHOHRA:

Again I don’t understand. By God' s sake, explain to me what does this trick mean?

ASKAR:

(laughs) Listen Gulchohra, I’m the cloth-peddler, who fell in love with you, and I’m also the merchant whom your father wanted to marry you off. On purpose I became arshin malchi to look for а girl, at last I found you, and asked for you. And your father gave you to me. But your father didn’t know that I was that cloth-peddler, because he had not seen him before.

GULCHOHRA:

You, cruel man, didn’t you pity me? I suffered so much. My father was going to kill me. I was going to commit suicide. (She amorously) If I knew, I’d not love you...

ASKAR:

But the thing is, our joy sweeps away all the torment and suffering, isn't it so, my dear Gulchohra?

GULCHOHRA:

That’s right.

ASKAR:

All right, let’s search the rooms and find my aunt.

They go to another room
At this moment Sultan bay enters

SULTAN BAY:

By God, it’s my father's soul. It couldn't bear, I decided to come and see. God forbid, I was afraid Gulchohra could do any harm by chance. (Не looks around). But where are they? Неу! Is there anybody here?

Askar enters