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pierre & anatole - dave malloy lyrics

(during this scene, natasha prepares to poison herself.)

[pierre]
you promised countess rostova to marry her and were about to elope, is that so?

[anatole]
mon cher
i don’t consider myself bound to answer questions put to me in that tone

[pierre]
my face, already pale
becomes distorted by fury
i seize you by the collar with my big big hands
and i shake you from side to side
until your face shows a sufficient degree of terror
when i tell you i must talk to you!

[anatole]
come now, this is stupid!
what what, don’t don’t!

[pierre]
you’re a scoundrel and a blackguard
and i don’t know what deprives me of the pleasure
of smashing your head in with this!

(he takes a heavy paperweight and lifts it threateningly, but at once puts it back in its place.)

did you promise to marry her?

[anatole]
i didn’t think of it. i never promised, because—

[pierre]
have you any letters of hers?
any letters?
i shan’t be violent, don’t be afraid

(anatole hands pierre a pack of letters.)

first, the letters
second, tomorrow you must get out of moscow

[anatole]
but how can i?

[pierre]
third
you must never breathe a word of what has happened between you and the countess
now i know i can’t prevent your doing so
but if you have a spark of conscience—

pierre paces the room several times in silence

[anatole]
anatole sits at a table frowning and biting his lips

[pierre]
after all, you must understand
that besides your pleasure
there is such a thing as other people
and their happiness and peace
and that you are ruining a whole life
for the sake of amusing yourself!
amuse yourself with women like my wife
with them you’re within your rights
but to promise a young girl to marry her
to deceive, to kidnap
don’t you understand that that’s as cruel
as beating an old man or a child?

[anatole]
well, i don’t know about that, eh?
i don’t know that and i don’t want to
but you have used such words to me
“scoundrel” and so on
which as a man of honor
i will not allow anyone to use

[pierre]
is it satisfaction you want?

[anatole]
you could at least take back your words, eh?
if you want me to do as you wish?

(natasha drinks the poison.)

[pierre]
fine, i take them back, i take them back!
and i ask you to forgive me
and if you require money for your journey—

[anatole]
anatole smiled
the reflection of that base and cringing smile
which pierre knew so well in his wife
revolted him

[pierre]
oh, vile and heartless brood!

[anatole]
next day anatole left
for petersburg!

- dave malloy lyrics

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