envelope
into his briefcase. Then just to be absolutely sure he dialled the number of
Stepa's flat, listened, then winked mysteriously and made a joyful face.
Rimsky craned his neck to listen.
'May I speak to Monsieur Woland, please? ' asked Varenukha sweetly.
'He's busy,' answered the receiver in a quavering voice. ' Who wants
him? '
'Varenukha, house manager of the Variety Theatre.'
'Ivan Savyelich? ' squeaked the earpiece delightedly. ' How very nice
to hear your voice! How are you? '
'Merci,' replied Varenukha in some consternation. ' Who's speaking? '
'This is Koroviev, his assistant and interpreter,' trilled the
receiver. ' At your service, my dear Ivan Savyelich! Just tell me what I can
do for you. What is it? '
'I'm sorry ... is Stepan Bogdanovich Likhodeyev at home? '
'Alas, no, he isn't,' cried the telephone. ' He's gone out.'
'Where to? '
'He went out of town for a car-ride.'
'Wha-at? Car-ride? When is he coming back? '
'He said he just wanted a breath of fresh air and then he'd be back.'
'I see . . .' said Varenukha, perplexed. ' Merci. . . please tell
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