that the Fate let you
to penetrate into our secret.
I don't know any secrets
and I do not want to know.
Well, well! Consequence is already finished.
Now it's necessary to think about entirely other
- now you should make a decision.
To die - or become immortal.
Are you ready to make this decision?
Why?
What a decision?
If I choose death, you will throw
me out of the window.
But if I choose this your immortality,
I don't  know, what filth you will make with me.
What else can I expect?
Oh, holy virgin, these contemporary men are so foolish!
I understood immediately, what about is deal.
Madame, but indeed it was 500 years ago!
- 473.
- Yes, yes, of course.
Yes, but then all this was normal -
immortality, Philosopher's Stone...
... flights on the broom...
For you it was easy to imagine it.
But imagine, that you  are writing a note
to the newspaper "Smithy of personnel"
... and they come to you
and propose immortality!
Well, he lies, he's playing a fool.
He has decided and selected long time ago!
Shut up, Kurdyukov,
I am already tired of you!
It's unessential.
It is much more interesting, if Felix
Alexandrovich actually understands nothing.
Not far from the city, in The Krapivin steep bank,
there is a karstic cave, not well known.
In its depth, in the grotto, known to nobody,
from the arch overhangs lonely stalactite,
in very uncommon red colors.
And from it, into the rock deepening,
the elixer of life drips.
Five spoons, in three years.
This elixer saves neither from the poison,
nor from the bullet nor from the sword.
Speaking in the modern language,
this is the certain regulator of hormons.
One spoon in three years it is sufficient
to prevent any aging processes.
Any. Organism does not grow old.
In no way it grows old.
How old are you now? 45?
If you begin to drink elixer, you will be always 45.
Always. Eternally. Do you understand?
One tea spoon in three years,
and you will be always 45.
Unfortunatelty, there are only five spoons.
And there can be only five immortals.
With all resultant consequences.
Is it understandable? Or not?
- The sixth is redundant?
- It's true!
But it seems that I do not pretend?
Do you want to say that you choose death?
Why death? We have managed
without each other until now.
It seems, that you didn't understood entirely.
It's sufficent only for five.
You learned our secret.
And now one of two:
Either you join to us, or, you will excuse,
we will be forced to destroy you.
Well, do you think, that I will
tell your secret to everyone?
They will immediately put me to the madhouse!
May be, even surely.
But we will not risk. We have an experience.
We can be calm only
if secret is known by five.
But I will tell to no one!
Why should I do?
I have daughter, grandsons,
it's not in my interests!
You are a writer, and you understand,
that people continuously act
precisely against their interests.
And here is coffee!
I please, the cup of coffee, and all
problems will be solved by themselves.
- Please, my dear, please!
- Thank you!
- Please, Master!
- Thank you, prince.
Felix Alexandrovich!
I see, you are excited!
- Take a mouthful of coffee and calm down!
- Thanks!
Please, captain, please!
Thank you!
Please, my friend, why are you
clogged into the angle?
Drink the cup of coffee
and everything will pass!
Merci, prince, you are,
as always, attentive.
What, was there a fly?
Felix Alexandrovich,
in your kitchen there are many flies!
Why?
He wanted to poison!
Prince, I asked you!
Where will we now place the corpse?
The corpse? What corpse?
Where's the corpse? I see no corpse.
Well, gentlemen, I cannot satisfy you!
I made so excellent coffee!
Felix Alexandrovich, isn't it?
Poisonous! Poisoner!
What, what did I make to you?
Kurdyukov! If you again use loud voice,
I will order to glue up you mouth!
But he wanted to poison me!
Why you decided, that just you?
Because I took away his cook!
Do you remember,