On Going to Law
- A Peasant
- His Wife
- A Kinswoman
- Fedia, the peasant’s son, a lad of nineteen
- Petka, another son, a boy of nine
On the Criminal Court
- Children: Grishka, Semka, Jishka
On Property
An old carpenter is mending the railings on a veranda. A boy of seven, the son of the master of the house, is watching the man working.
On Children
A Lady with her children—a Schoolboy of fourteen, a girl of five, Janichka , are walking in the garden. An Old Peasant Woman approaches them.
On Education
The Yard Porter is cleaning the handles of the doors. Katia , a girl of seven, is building a house with blocks. Nicholas , a schoolboy of fifteen, enters with a book and throws it angrily on the floor.