The apartment terrorists.
Morning.

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The curtain rises in silence. Dora and Annenkou are on the scene, motionless. We hear the sound of the door one time. Annenkov makes a gesture to stop Dora seems to want to talk. The bell rang twice, in quick succession.

Annenkov

That's him.

He leaves. Dora is waiting, always moving. Nenkov year-Stepan he holds back with the shoulders.

Annenkov

It's him! That Stepan.

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DORA, she goes to Stepan and takes her hand.

What happiness, Stepan! STEPAN

Hello, Dora.

DORA, she looks.

Three years already.

STEPAN

Yes, three years. The day they arrested me, I would join you.

DORA

We had expected. Time passed and my heart would ser-growing. We dared not look at us,

[15]
Annenkov

He had to change apartment again.

STEPAN
I know.

DORA

And there, Stepan?

STEPAN

There?

DORA

The penal colony?

STEPAN

We have to escape.

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Annenkov

Yes. We were happy when we heard that you were able to reach Switzerland.

STEPAN

Switzerland is another prison, Boria.

Annenkov

What do you say? They are free, at least.

STEPAN

Freedom is a prison for so long that one man is enslaved on earth. I was free and I kept thinking about Russia and its slaves.

Silence.

Annenkov

I'm happy, Stepan, the party sent tossed thee here.

[17]
STEPAN

He had to. I was choking. Action, action at last ..

He looks Annenkov.
We will kill him, is not it?

Annenkov

I'm sure.

STEPAN

We will kill the executioner. You are the leader Boria, and I obey.

Annenkov

I do not need your promise, Stepan. We are all brothers.

STEPAN

It is a discipline. I understood that to convict. The revolutionary socialist party [18] need discipline.Disciplined, we will kill the Grand Duke will pull us down and tyranny.

DORA, going to him.

Sit down, Stepan. You must be tired after this long