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Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya
Anton Checkov
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ACT I
A country house on a terrace。 In front of it a garden。 In an avenue of
trees�察�under an old poplar�察�stands a table set for tea�察�with a samovar�察�etc。
Some benches and chairs stand near the table。 On one of them is lying a
guitar。 A hammock is swung near the table。 It is three o'clock in the
afternoon of a cloudy day。
MARINA�察�a quiet�察�grey´haired�察�little old woman�察�is sitting at the table
knitting a stocking。
ASTROFF is walking up and down near her。
MARINA。 ��Pouring some tea into a glass�А�Take a little tea�察�my son。
ASTROFF。 ��Takes the glass from her unwillingly�А �Somehow�察 �I don't
seem to want any。
MARINA。 Then will you have a little vodka instead�拭�
ASTROFF。 No�察�I don't drink vodka every day�察�and besides�察�it is too hot
now。 ��A pause�А�Tell me�察�nurse�察�how lo ng have we known each other�拭�
MARINA。 ��Thoughtfully�А�Let me see�察�how long is it�拭�Lordhelp me
to remember。 You first came here�察�into our partslet me thinkwhen was
it�拭�Sonia's mother was still aliveit was two winters before she died�察�that
was eleven years ago��thoughtfully�А�perhaps more。
ASTROFF。 Have I changed much since then�拭�
MARINA。 Oh�察�yes。 You were handsome and young then�察�and now you
are an old man and not handsome any more。 You drink�察�too。
ASTROFF。 Yes�察 �ten years have made me another man。 And why�拭�
Because I am overworked。 Nurse�察�I am on my feet from dawn till dusk。 I
know no rest�察 �at night I tremble under my blankets for fear of being
dragged out to visit some one who is sick�察�I have toiled without repose or
a day's freedom since I have known you�察�could I help growing old�拭�And
then�察�existence is tedious�察�anyway�察�it is a senseless�察�dirty business�察�this life�察�
and goes heavily。 Every one about here is silly�察�and after living with them
for two or three years one grows silly oneself。 It is inevitable。 ��Twisting
his moustache�А�See what a long moustache I have grown。 A foolish�察�long
moustache。 Yes�察 �I am as silly as the rest�察 �nurse�察 �but not as stupid�察 �no�察 �I
have not grown stupid。 Thank God�察�my brain is not addled yet�察�though my
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feelings have grown numb。 I ask nothing�察�I need nothing�察�I love no one�察�
unless it is yourself alone。 ��He kisses her head�А�I had a nurse just like you
when I was a child。
MARINA。 Don't you want a bite of something to eat�拭�
ASTROFF。 No。 During the third week of Lent I went to the epidemic
at Malitskoi。 It was eruptive typhoid。 The peasants were all lying side by
side in their huts�察 �and the calves and pigs were running about the floor
among the sick。 Such dirt there was�察 �and smoke� �Unspeakable� �I slaved
among those people all day�察�not a crumb passed my lips�察�but when I got
home there was still no rest for me�察�a switchman was carried in from the
railroad�察�I laid him on the operating table and he went and died in my arms
under chloroform�察�and then my feelings that should have been deadened
awoke again�察�my conscience tortured me as if I had killed the man。 I sat
down and closed my eyeslike thisand thought�此 �will our descendants
two hundred years from now�察 �for whom we are breaking the road�察�
remember to give us a kind word�拭�No�察�nurse�察�they will forget。
MARINA。 Man is forgetful�察�but God remembers。
ASTROFF。 Thank you for that。 You have spoken the truth。
Enter VOITSKI from the house。 He has been asleep after dinner and
looks rather dishevelled。 He sits down on the bench and straightens his
collar。
VOITSKI。 H'm。 Yes。 ��A pause�А�Yes。
ASTROFF。 Have you been asleep�拭�
VOITSKI。 Yes�察 �very much so。 ��He yawns�А �Ever since the Professor
and his wife have come�察�our daily life seems to have jumped the track。 I
sleep at the wrong time�察 �drink wine�察 �and eat all sorts of messes for
luncheon and dinner。 It isn't wholesome。 Sonia and I used to work together
and never had an idle moment�察�but now Sonia works alone and I only eat
and drink and sleep。 Something is wrong。
MARINA。 ��Shaking her head�А �Such a confusion in the house� �The
Professor gets up at twelve�察�the samovar is kept boiling all the morning�察�
and everything has to wait for him。 Before they came we used to have
dinner at one o'clock�察�like everybody else�察�but now we have it at seven。
The Professor sits up all night writing and reading�察�and suddenly�察�at two
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o'clock�察�there goes the bell� �Heavens�察�what is that�拭�The Professor wants
some tea� �Wake the servants�察�light the samovar� �Lord�察�what disorder� �
ASTROFF。 Will they be here long�拭�
VOITSKI。 A hundred years� �The Professor has decided to make his
home here。
MARINA。 Look at this now� �The samovar has been on the table for
two hours�察�and they are all out walking� �
VOITSKI。 All right�察�don't get excited�察�here they come。
Voices are heard approaching。 SEREBRAKOFF�察 �HELENA�察 �SONIA�察�
and TELEGIN come in from the depths of the garden�察�returning from their
walk。
SEREBRAKOFF。 Superb� �Superb� �What beautiful views� �
TELEGIN。 They are wonderful�察�your Excellency。
SONIA。 To´morrow we shall go into the woods�察�shall we�察�papa�拭�
VOITSKI。 Ladies and gentlemen�察�tea is ready。
SEREBRAKOFF。 Won't you please be good enough to send my tea
into the library�拭�I still have some work to finish。
SONIA。 I am sure you will love the woods。
HELENA�察 �SEREBRAKOFF�察 �and SONIA go into the house。
TELEGIN sits down at the table beside MARINA。
VOITSKI。 There goes our learned scholar on a hot�察�sultry day like this�察�
in his overcoat and goloshes and carrying an umbrella� �
ASTROFF。 He is trying to take good care of his health。
VOITSKI。 How lovely she is� �How lovely� �I have never in my life
seen a more beautiful woman。
TELEGIN。 Do you know�察�Marina�察�that as I walk in the fields or in the
shady garden�察�as I look at this table here�察�my heart swells with unbounded
happiness。 The weather is enchanting�察 �the birds are singing�察 �we are all
living in peace and contentmentwhat more could the soul desire�拭。�Takes
a glass of tea。�А�
VOITSKI。 ��Dreaming�А�Such eyesa glorious woman� �
ASTROFF。 Come�察�Ivan�察�tell us something。
VOITSKI。 ��Indolently�А�What shall I tell you�拭�
ASTROFF。 Haven't you any news for us�拭�
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VOITSKI。 No�察�it is all stale。 I am just the same as usual�察�or perhaps
worse�察�because I have become lazy。 I don't do anything now but croak like
an old raven。 My mother�察 �the old magpie�察 �is still chattering about the
emancipation of woman�察�with one eye on her grave and the other on her
learned books�察�in which she is always looking for the dawn of a new life。
ASTROFF。 And the Professor�拭�
VOITSKI。 The Professor sits in his library from morning till night�察�as
usual
;Straining the mind�察 �wrinkling the brow�察 �We write�察 �write�察 �write�察�
Without respite Or hope of praise in the future or now。;
Poor paper� �He ought to write his autobiography�察 �he would make a
really splendid subject for a book� �Imagine it�察�the life of a retired professor�察�
as stale as a piece of hardtack�察 �tortured by gout�察 �headaches�察 �and
rheumatism�察�his liver bursting with jealousy and envy�察�living on the estate
of his first wife�察 �although he hates it�察 �because he can't afford to live in
town。 He is everlastingly whining about his hard lot�察�though�察�as a matter of
fact�察�he is extraordinarily lucky。 He is the son of a common deacon and
has attained the professor's chair�察�become the son´in´law of a senator�察 �is
called ;your Excellency�察─�and so on。 But I'll tell you something�察�the man
has been writing on art for twenty´five years�察�and he doesn't know the very
first thing about it。 For twenty´five years he has been chewing on other
men's thoughts about realism�察 �naturalism�察 �and all such foolishness�察 �for
twenty´five years he has been reading and writing things that clever men
have long known and stupid ones are not interested in�察 �for twenty´five
years he has been making his imaginary mountains out of molehills。 And
just think of the man's self´conceit and presumption all this time� �For
twenty´five years he has been masquerading in false clothes and has now
retired absolutely unknown to any living soul�察�and yet see him� �stalking
across the earth like a demi´god� �
ASTROFF。 I believe you envy him。
VOITSKI。 Yes�察�I do。 Look at the success he has had with women� �Don
Juan himself was not more favoured。 His first wife�察 �who was my sister�察�
was a beautiful�察�gentle being�察�as pure as the blue heaven there above us�察�
noble�察�great´hearted�察�with more admirers than he has pupils�察�and she loved
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