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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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