Golyshkin. Oh, don't say about death! Do you remember the prediction of Hermes Trismegistus?
Myshevsky. Then what do you have to lose, professor? Just throw everything away and go for a trip around the world together with Olga Alekseevna! This charming woman will turn the sunset of your life into a holiday.
Golyshkin. A trip around the world?!
Myshevsky. Tell me, professor, how much joy have you had in your life?
Golyshkin. Well, that’s true – my life has passed by.
Myshevsky. So make up for everything you've lost! If you have too little time to live, so take this time to enjoy love and get fed up with new experiences. And then death won’t seem to be so scary to you!
Golyshkin. But such life requires money. Much money!
Myshevsky. I will give you the amount you need.
Golyshkin. Just give? What do you mean?
Myshevsky. Of course, I’ll give you. As a mortgage.
Golyshkin. But I have got nothing!
Myshevsky. What about your apartment?
Golyshkin. But where will I live when I return?
Myshevsky. Is it worth now to think about the future? You have at least six months of a carefree life ahead of you.
Golyshkin. Six months will go by quickly. But what if I die not having paid you a debt?
Myshevsky. Do you really care what happens after you die?
Golyshkin. But my son… Rodion… What to do with him?
Myshevsky. With your ungrateful son?
Golyshkin. Okay, he is ungrateful, but he is my son, anyway. I am not to judge him. Let God be his judge!
Myshevsky. Rodion is deeply in debt. He is just waiting for your death to receive his inheritance and waste it.
Golyshkin. That’s not true!
Myshevsky. This is true. And you know this.
Golyshkin. But still he is my son.
Myshevsky. I will take care of his future. I'll give him a job. He will not die of hunger.
Golyshkin. Do you promise?
Myshevsky. I give you my word.
Golyshkin. Then I agree!
Myshevsky. Shall we make a deal?
Golyshkin. Right now?
Myshevsky. There is no need to wait. The notary is in the next room. Besides, Olga Alekseevna will be glad to hear about the coming trip to the Iguazu Falls. Or do you want to ask Hermes Trismegistus for advice?
Golyshkin. Oh, no! I want to forget about him as soon as possible, like a nightmare. By the way, what are you planning to do with his recipe?
Myshevsky. I’d suggest to talk about all that a little later, when you return from your world tour. After that night, the very word "alchemy" gives me superstitious horror.
Golyshkin. By the way, do you know that the great Dante in his immortal "Divine Comedy" placed all alchemists in hell?
