that everyone
liked you, but I'm sure that most do.
Toma, I want to tell you something.
But it's between us.
- Between you and me?
- Yes.
I want to leave my job.
You got into trouble?
Something happened?
Why should anything happen?
I'm just fed up.
Can't I be fed up with it?
Toma, let's chuck it all
and sail somewhere north.
I'm a first-class driver,
and a mechanic, too.
Life is great there now.
Would you think worse of me for that?
- I don't know.
- So you don't know?
You misunderstood me.
You wouldn't be worse for me.
But a man should do in life
the biggest thing he's capable of.
Who ever knows what he's capable of?
Come on, let's go.
- Where?
- With me.
Just go like that?
Think of it!
Let's do it without thinking.
- What am I going to do there?
- You'll work.
Without me, Slava will go astray.
He'll go astray, he'll come back.
Shall we go?
Why are you teasing me?
What if I agree?
You don't know me.
Come on, what's the matter?
What if I just wanted to test you,
if you can go after me
to the ends of the world?
Test me?
Then you must know.
If you were really
a shallow, good-for-nothing man,
then you'd better go to the ends
of the world... alone.
I'm not going to run after you
like a dog.
Good for you. That's what I thought.
You wanted to do some shopping?
We don't have any bread,
and we're sitting and chatting here.
In the meanwhile I'll make some tea.
Slava, I need to talk to you.
Don't hurt Toma. Don't drink
vodka - it dulls your memory.
Are you leaving already?
Yes, pal, my work is calling.
Too bad. I got used to you.
Why don't you wait?
I'm getting my stipend tomorrow.
Some other time.
Too bad you're leaving today.
We could go to the institute together.
We're having a dispute tomorrow.
"Can a poor student
be considered an honest person?"
And a revue after that.
There'll be great gags.
I can't, old chap.
But why?
Wait at least for Aunt Toma.
Wait for Aunt Toma.
She's downstairs, waiting for me.
Take care, old chap.
What is it?
Are you running away?
Don't be a fool.
I see. Toma's no match for you!
A small salary,
and she could be younger too.
Stop it.
Sure, go! You may find someone
better and younger, right?
Are you scared of her?
You think she won't let you go?
Don't be scared, she will.
She won't say a word.
And yet you'll have to wait for her.
Is it an ultimatum?
She didn't throw herself at you right
away, did she? You the chief engineer!
She's never had any other man but you.
You ought to say goodbye at least.
Why is the door wide open?
What's the matter,
Slava, my darling?
I played with Valerka.
- Does it hurt?
- No. He drove his bike into my nose.
- Serves me right, playing with kids.
- A big boy behaving like...
- Where's Aleksandr Petrovich?
- He just stepped out.
- Go and wash up.
- Oh, that Valerka!
Evening Four
- May I see Mikhail Timofeyev?
- It's me.
It was I who called you.
Sorry for coming so late.
I was on a night shift.
I wanted to ask you
about Aleksandr Petrovich.
- Aleksandr Petrovich?
- You were in college together.
Ah, Sashka!
Yes, we were.
You need him right now?
No, I just wanted to ask...
I'm sorry I came so late.
I had it repaired yesterday,
and today it stopped.
That happens very often here.
They repair it, but they don't
care if it works.
There's no heating here.
I'll put something on.
Yes, please.
So, what do you want?
I wanted to ask about Ilyin.
Where may he be now?
- He's been here.
- When?
About 10 days ago. I didn't
write down the date.
- Did he promise to come again?
- No, he didn't.
- Did he leave his address?
- No.
And you say you're friends...
Do you live here, actually?
No, I don't live here.
It's my wife's relatives' apartment.
I'm on a business trip here,
so you found me here
by sheer chance.
- Excuse me.
- Of course.
Yes, yes.
I'm waiting.
Don't go there. That's parquet.
Careful, we're having repairs.
I placed a call to Podgorsk.
You