Chapter summary
Woland, Korovyov, and Behemoth wait mounted on black horses on the top of the hill, looking at Moscow across the river, and Azazello arrives with the Master and Margarita. Woland orders the Master to bid the city farewell ("Our hour has come"), and he walks to the edge of the abyss and feels, in sequence, sadness, proud indifference, and finally a premonition of lasting peace. Meanwhile Behemoth, with Margarita's approval, and then Korovyov compete to see who whistles louder, and Korovyov's whistle uproots an oak by the roots, splits the earth down to the river, and hurls a piece of the bank into the water, without harming the passengers of a passing boat. Frightened, the Master runs back and tells Woland he has said his farewells.
Analysis
Woland orders the Master to bid the city farewell because the hour has come. The farewell has three phases, sadness, proud indifference, and premonition of peace, and it ends when Korovyov's whistle startles him. The troupe's prank fills the interval and, by splitting the bank, shows their power before they depart. Margarita, looking back, no longer sees the city, only fog.
It's time!!
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