_Kulígin._ They say, they saw her here.
_Kabanóv._ Is it certain?
_Kulígin._ They certainly saw her.
_Kabanóv._ Thank the Lord they saw her alive.
_Mrs. Kabanóv._ And you have been frightened and crying! And for whom?
Don’t fret: she will give us plenty of trouble yet.
_Kabanóv._ Who would have thought that she would come here! It is such a
public place. Who would ever think of hiding here.
_Mrs. Kabanóv._ You see for yourself what she is doing. The creature she
is! She wants to keep up her character! (_People come from all sides
with lanterns._)
_One of the Crowd._ Well, have you found her?
_Mrs. Kabanóv._ Why, no. She is vanished.
_A Few Voices._ I declare! That is strange! Where could she hide?
_One of the Crowd._ She will be found!
_Another._ Of course, she will be!
_A Third._ She will come herself, I think. (_A voice behind the scene_:
“Hoa there, a boat!”)
_Kulígin_ (_from the river bank_). Who is calling? What is up? (_Voice_:
“A woman has thrown herself in the water!” _Kulígin and several men
after him run out._)