COUGH
AND SOMETIMES AT NIGHT I
SUDDENLY START SINGING LOUDLY
ARE YOU FINE WITH THAT?
I’VE BEEN WANTING TO ASK YOU,
WHY DO YOU BEHAVE UNBECOMINGLY
DURING THE DIVINE SERVICE?
YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE
CHURCH DISCIPLINE!
IF EVERYONE STARTED DOING
WHATEVER HE PLEASES IN CHURCH,
THERE WOULD BE NOTHING
LEFT FROM THE CHURCH!
FATHER FILARETUS...
WHAT A HANDSOME PAIR OF BOOTS!
LIKE THEM?
VERY MUCH SO! PROBABLY VERY SOFT ONES?
VERY SOFT INDEED! THE
ONLY ONES I’M ABLE TO WEAR!
THE ARCHBISHOP HIMSELF PRESENTED THEM
TO ME OUT OF HIS GREAT KINDNESS!
HE KNOWS MY FEET ARE NO GOOD!
AND YOUR BLANKET’S EVEN BETTER!
ALSO FROM THE ARCHBISHOP?
NO, I BOUGHT IT IN GREECE
WHILE VISITING HOLY MOUNT ATHOS
WITH THE METROPOLITAN.
I SEE... SHALL WE HIT THE HAY?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE,
FATHER ANATOLY?
I’M READING THE BOOK OF HUMAN SINS
AS SOON AS I FINISH READING,
WILL CAST IT INTO FIRE...
AND THE SIN WILL BE GONE...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU DAMNED ONE!?
GOING TO READ THE SECOND PAGE NOW.
WHY, THAT’S NOT A PAGE!
THOSE ARE MY BOOTS!
AND THE OTHER ONE’S GONE, THAT’S IT!
DIDN’T YOU KNOW THAT IT IS ON
THE TOP OF ARCHBISHOPS’ BOOTS
WHERE MOST SINS ACCUMULATE!
YOU BUFFOON, CLOWN!!!
WHY’S YOUR DOOR LOCKED?
BECAUSE WE’RE GOING
TO CAST OUT DEMONS NOW!
WHAT DEMONS?
CAN’T YOU SEE THEM ALL AROUND?
OPEN THE DOOR IMMEDIATELY!
HOLD ON, FATHER, THEY’RE AFRAID OF SMOKE!
LOOK, DON’T YOU SEE HIM!?
OPEN UP THE DOOR!
THERE’S ANOTHER ONE!
YOU’RE A DEMON YOURSELF!
A WHOLE LEGION BREEDING!
LET ME ADD SOME HEAT FOR THEM!
THERE HE GOES!
GET OUT OF HERE!
HANG ON, FATHER FILARETUS,
JUST A FEW LEFT!
WHY DID YOU CLOSE THE AIR VENT!?
I’M SUFFOCATING! AIR! GIVE ME AIR!
HANG ON, JUST A LITTLE MORE!
OH, I FORGOT THE MAIN DEMON!
HERE HE GOES!
YOU WON’T HIDE FROM ME THERE, IMP!
YOU’RE SMALL BUT SO DARING!
THERE YOU GO!
WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?
AM I FRIGHTFUL?
I AM THE WAY I AM...
I’M NOT ANGRY AT YOU,
BROTHER, NOT AT ALL!
I’M ACTUALLY
VERY THANKFUL TO YOU!
YES, THANKFUL FOR YOU HAVE FREED ME
FROM ALL THAT’S EXCESSFUL AND VAIN
I TRULY WAS ATTACHED
TO THOSE BOOTS AND BLANKET...
BUT YOU RELIEVED ME FROM
THEM! THANK YOU!
AND FIRSTLY YOU HAVE SHOWN ME
THAT I HAVE SO LITTLE FAITH!
FOR I TRULY WAS FRIGHTENED:
HE’S GOING TO KILL ME!
AND I FEARED DEATH,
I’M ONE OF SO LITTLE FAITH!
WHICH MEANS I’M NOT READY
TO STAND BEFORE OUR GOD...
I FEARED TO DIE WITHOUT REPENTANCE...
VIRTUES IN ME ARE FEW,
AND SINS ARE ABUNDANT...
VIRTUES?... MY VIRTUES
STINK IN THE SIGHT OF GOD...
I CAN SMELL THEIR STENCH...
KEEP SMELLING IT, THROUGH
THAT YOU WILL BE SAVED!
ONE THING IS UNCLEAR TO ME...
WHY DID I DESERVE ALL THIS?
WHY DID GOD CHOOSE TO TEACH THROUGH ME?
WITH MY SINS I DESERVE TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING...
INSTEAD PEOPLE TAKE ME
FOR SOMEONE ALMOST HOLY!
I’M SO FAR FROM BEING HOLY!
I HAVE NO PEACE IN MY HEART...
TIKHON, MY BROTHER...
TIKHON PETROVICH...
YOU CAN HEAR ME...
TIKHON, YOU KNOW MY LIFE,
YOU SEE HOW I SUFFER...
I CAN’T BEAR THIS ANYMORE...
I MUST NOT LIVE AND I CAN’T DIE!
BROTHER, YOU ARE MY LAST HOPE!
I WAS I COWARD, SUCH A COWARD!
FOR SO MANY YEARS I CARRY THIS
SIN AND IT NEVER SETS ME FREE...
HAVE YOU FORGIVEN ME?...
WOULD YOU PRAY TO GOD FOR HIM
TO TAKE THIS BURDEN OFF MY HEART?
THE SPOON IS TINKLING...
YES... IT’S TINKLING...
BECAUSE OF THE TRAIN...
NO, I DON’T WANT YOUR TEA!
OKAY... I DO...
WHY DID YOU GIVE ME THAT LOOK, DAD?
I WASN’T LOOKING AT YOU...
YES, YOU DID GIVE ME THE LOOK!
DAD, YOU DON’T LOVE ME AT ALL?
WHY? I DO LOVE YOU, MY DEAREST DAUGHTER, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
LIAR! LIAR, YOU DON’T!
LET ME OUT! I DON’T WANT TO BE HERE!
I DON’T WANT TO BE HERE!
WHY? WHY?
YOU ALWAYS LOCK ME IN!
WHAT!? WHAT!? WHAT DO YOU WANT!?
ADMIRAL... SIR... I JUST...
HERE’S SOME FRUIT...
SORRY!
YOU THINK I’M ILL, YES?
NO, MY DEAR, I DON’T! YOU’RE...
ER... JUST TIRED...
YOU JUST NEED A GOOD REST!
I AM ILL! I’M VERY ILL!
BY THE PRAYERS OF THE HOLY,
LORD JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD,