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VOITSKI。 Do as you please。 ��A pause�А �Oh�察 �to make such a fool of
myself� �To shoot twice and miss him both times� �I shall never forgive
myself。
ASTROFF。 When the impulse came to shoot�察 �it would have been as
well had you put a bullet through your own head。
VOITSKI。 ��Shrugging his shoulders�А�Strange� �I attempted murder�察�and
am not going to be arrested or brought to trial。 That means they think me
mad。 ��With a bitter laugh�А �Me� �I am mad�察 �and those who hide their
worthlessness�察 �their dullness�察 �their crying he artlessness behind a
professor's mask�察 �are sane� �Those who marry old men and then deceive
them under the noses of all�察�are sane� �I saw you kiss her�察�I saw you in each
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other's arms� �
ASTROFF。 Yes�察�sir�察�I did kiss her�察�so there。 ��He puts his thumb to his
nose。�А�
VOITSKI。 ��His eyes on the door�А �No�察 �it is the earth that is mad�察�
because she still bears us on her breast。
ASTROFF。 That is nonsense。
VOITSKI。 Well�拭 �Am I not a madman�察 �and therefore irresponsible�拭�
Haven't I the right to talk nonsense�拭�
ASTROFF。 This is a farce� �You are not mad�察 �you are simply a
ridiculous fool。 I used to think every fool was out of his senses�察�but now I
see that lack of sense is a man's normal state�察 �and you are perfectly
normal。
VOITSKI。 ��Covers his face with his hands�А �Oh� �If you knew how
ashamed I am� �These piercing pangs of shame are like nothing on earth。
��In an agonised voice�А �I can't endure them� 。�He leans against the table�А�
What can I do�拭�What can I do�拭�
ASTROFF。 Nothing。
VOITSKI。 You must tell me something� �Oh�察�my God� �I am forty´seven
years old。 I may live to sixty�察 �I still have thirteen years before me�察 �an
eternity� �How shall I be able to endure life for thirteen years�拭�What shall I
do�拭 �How can I fill them�拭 �Oh�察 �don't you see�拭 。�He presses ASTROFF'S
hand convulsively�А�Don't you see�察�if only I could live the rest of my life in
some new way� �If I could only wake some still�察�bright morning and feel
that life had begun again�察�that the past was forgotten and had vanished like
smoke。 ��He weeps�А�Oh�察�to begin life anew� �Tell me�察�tell me how to begin。
ASTROFF。 ��Crossly�А�What nonsense� �What sort of a new life can you
and I look forward to�拭�We can have no hope。
VOITSKI。 None�拭�
ASTROFF。 None。 Of that I am convinced。
VOITSKI。 Tell me what to do。 ��He puts his hand to his heart�А�I feel
such a burning pain here。
ASTROFF。 ��Shouts angrily�А�Stop� 。�Then�察�more gently�А�It may be that
posterity�察 �which will despise us for our blind and stupid lives�察 �will find
some road to happiness�察�but weyou and Ihave but one hope�察�the hope
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that we may be visited by visions�察 �perhaps by pleasant ones�察 �as we lie
resting in our graves。 ��Sighing�А �Yes�察 �brother�察 �there were only two
respectable�察�intelligent men in this county�察�you and I。 Ten years or so of
this life of ours�察 �this miserable life�察 �have sucked us under�察 �and we have
become as contemptible and petty as the rest。 But don't try to talk me out
of my purpose� �Give me what you took from me�察�will you�拭�
VOITSKI。 I took nothing from you。
ASTROFF。 You took a little bottle of morphine out of my medicine´
case。 ��A pause�А�Listen� �If you are positively determined to make an end to
yourself�察 �go into the woods and shoot yourself there。 Give up the
morphine�察�or there will be a lot of talk and guesswork�察�people will think I
gave it to you。 I don't fancy having to perform a post´mortem on you。 Do
you think I should find it interesting�拭�
SONIA comes in。
VOITSKI。 Leave me alone。
ASTROFF。 ��To SONIA�А �Sonia�察 �your uncle has stolen a bottle of
morphine out of my medicine´case and won't give it up。 Tell him that his
behaviour iswell�察�unwise。 I haven't time�察�I must be going。
SONIA。 Uncle Vanya�察�did you take the morphine�拭�
ASTROFF。 Yes�察�he took it。 ��A pause�А�I am absolutely sure。
SONIA。 Give it up� �Why do you want to frighten us�拭。�Tenderly�А�Give
it up�察�Uncle Vanya� �My misfortune is perhaps even greater than yours�察�but
I am not plunged in despair。 I endure my sorrow�察�and shall endure it until
my life comes to a natural end。 You must endure yours�察 �too。 ��A pause�А�
Give it up� �Dear�察�darling Uncle Vanya。 Give it up� 。�She weeps�А�You are so
good�察�I am sure you will have pity on us and give it up。 You must endure
your sorrow�察�Uncle Vanya�察�you must endure it。
VOITSKI takes a bottle from the drawer of the table and hands it to
ASTROFF。
VOITSKI。 There it is� 。�To SONIA�А�And now�察�we must get to work at
once�察�we must do something�察�or else I shall not be able to endure it。
SONIA。 Yes�察�yes�察�to work� �As soon as we have seen them off we shall
go to work。 ��She nervously straightens out the papers on the table�А�
Everything is in a muddle� �
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ASTROFF。 ��Putting the bottle in his case�察 �which he straps together�А�
Now I can be off。
HELENA comes in。
HELENA。 Are you here�察 �Ivan�拭 �We are starting in a moment。 Go to
Alexander�察�he wants to speak to you。
SONIA。 Go�察 �Uncle Vanya。 ��She takes VOITSKI 'S arm�А �Come�察 �you
and papa must make peace�察�that is absolutely necessary。
SONIA and VOITSKI go out。
HELENA。 I am going away。 ��She gives ASTROFF her hand�А �Good´
bye。
ASTROFF。 So soon�拭�
HELENA。 The carriage is waiting。
ASTROFF。 Good´bye。
HELENA。 You promised me you would go away yourself to´day。
ASTROFF。 I have not forgotten。 I am going at once。 ��A pause�А�Were
you frightened�拭�Was it so terrible�拭�
HELENA。 Yes。
ASTROFF。 Couldn't you stay�拭 �Couldn't you�拭 �To´morrowin the
forest
HELENA。 No。 It is all settled�察 �and that is why I can look you so
bravely in the face。 Our departure is fixed。 One thing I must ask of you�此�
don't think too badly of me�察�I should like you to respect me。
ASTROFF。 Ah� 。�With an impatient gesture�А �Stay�察 �I implore you� �
Confess that there is nothing for you to do in this world。 You have no
object in life�察�there is nothing to occupy your attention�察�and sooner or later
your feelings must master you。 It is inevitable。 It would be better if it
happened not in Kharkoff or in Kursk�察�but here�察�in nature's lap。 It would
then at least be poetical�察 �even beautiful。 Here you have the forests�察 �the
houses half in ruins that Turgenieff writes of。
HELENA。 How comical you are� �I am angry with you and yet I shall
always remember you with pleasure。 You are interesting and original。 You
and I will never meet again�察�and so I shall tell youwhy should I conceal
it��that I am just a little in love with you。 Come�察�one more last pressure of
our hands�察�and then let us part good friends。 Let us not bear each other any
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ill will。
ASTROFF。 ��Pressing her hand�А�Yes�察 �go。 ��Thoughtfully�А�You seem to
be sincere and good�察 �and yet there is something strangely disquieting
about all your personality。 No sooner did you arrive here with your
husband than every one whom you found busy and actively creating
something was forced to drop his work and give himself up for the whole
summer to your husband's gout and yourself。 You and he have infected us
with your idleness。 I have been swept off my feet�察�I have not put my hand
to a thing for weeks�察 �during which sickness has been running its course
unchecked among the people�察�and the peasants have been pasturing their
cattle in my woods and young plantations。 Go where you will�察 �you and
your husband will always carry destruction in your train。 I am joking of
course�察 �and yet I am strangely sure that had you stayed here we should
have been overtaken by the most immense desolation。 I would have gone
to my ruin�察 �and youyou would not have prospered。 So go� �E finita la
comedia� �
HELENA。 ��Snatching a pencil off ASTROFF'S table�察 �and hiding it
with a quick movement�А�I shall take this pencil for memory� �
ASTROFF。 How strange it is。 We meet�察 �and then suddenly it seems
that we must part forever。 That is the way in this world。 As long as we are
alone�察�before Uncle Vanya comes in with a bouquetallow meto kiss you
good´byemay I�拭。�He kisses her on the cheek�А�So� �Splendid� �
HELENA。 I wish you every happiness。 ��She glances about her�А �For
once in my life�察 �I shall� �and scorn the consequences� 。�She kisses him
impetuously�察�and they quickly part�А�I must go。
ASTROFF。 Yes�察�go。 If the carriage is there�察�then start at once。 ��They
stand listening。�А�
ASTROFF。 E finita� �
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