Peter Monologue from The Power of Darkness

From The Power of Darkness by Leo, graf Tolstoy

male · defiant · 1:08 min

What's the good of wearing out one's tongue before one has the hang of the matter? ANÍSYA. The yard's full of cattle. You've not sold the cow, and have kept all the sheep for the winter: feeding and watering 'em alone takes all one's time, and you want to sack the labourer. But I tell you straight, I'm not going to do a man's work! I'll go and lie on the top of the oven same as you, and let everything go to pot! You may do what you like. PETER (to Akoulína) Go and see about the feeding, will you? it's time. AKOULÍNA. The feeding? All right. (Puts on a coat and takes a rope). ANÍSYA. I'm not going to work for you. You go and work yourself. I've had enough of it, so there!

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