da khoroshen�ko ee v sheyu. (Another question about Kap dochka)

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

Гей!  малой!  Да  что ж  сюда  не  ведут
кумушку-то  Пугачева? или она упрямится? Сказать  ей,  чтоб  она не боялась:
барин-де прекрасный; ничем не обидит, да хорошенько ее в шею".

Da chto zh syuda ne vedut kumushku-to Pugachova? ili ona upryamitsya?
Skazat’ ei, chob ona ne boyalas’: barin-de prekrasny; nichem ne obidit, da
khoroshen’ko ee v sheyu.

The speaker is Zurin, most likely a bit drunk.  He is addressing an ordinary
soldier, asking why the woman he wrongly imagines to be a kumushka of
Pugachov’s has not been brought in to see him. What exactly do the last 5
words mean?  Obviously some level of physical violence is intended, but how
much?  Is it simply that Zurin wants the soldier simply to give the girl a
push that will send her flying into the room where he and his mates are? Or
is he telling the soldier to beat her up a bit?

Best Wishes to all,

Robert

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