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him as only beings of angelic purity can love those who are as pure and
beautiful as themselves。 His mother´in´law�察�my mother�察�adores him to this
day�察�and he still inspires a sort of worshipful awe in her。 His second wife is�察�
as you see�察 �a brilliant beauty�察 �she married him in his old age and has
surrendered all the glory of her beauty and freedom to him。 Why�拭�What
for�拭�
ASTROFF。 Is she faithful to him�拭�
VOITSKI。 Yes�察�unfortunately she is。
ASTROFF。 Why unfortunately�拭�
VOITSKI。 Because such fidelity is false and unnatural�察 �root and
branch。 It sounds well�察�but there is no logic in it。 It is thought immoral for
a woman to deceive an old husband whom she hates�察�but quite moral for
her to strangle her poor youth in her breast and banish every vital d esire
from her heart。
TELEGIN。 ��In a tearful voice�А�Vanya�察�I don't like to hear you talk so。
Listen�察 �Vanya�察 �every one who betrays husband or wife is faithless�察 �and
could also betray his country。
VOITSKI。 ��Crossly�А�Turn off the tap�察�Waffles。
TELEGIN。 No�察�allow me�察�Vanya。 My wife ran away with a lover on
the day after our wedding�察 �because my exterior was unprepossessing。 I
have never failed in my duty since then。 I love her and am true to her to
this day。 I help her all I can and have given my fortune to educate the
daughter of herself and her lover。 I have forfeited my happiness�察�but I have
kept my pride。 And she�拭 �Her youth has fled�察 �her beauty has faded
according to the laws of nature�察�and her lover is dead。 What has she kept�拭�
HELENA and SONIA come in�察 �after them comes MME。
VOITSKAYA carrying a book。 She sits down and begins to read。 Some
one hands her a glass of tea which she drinks without looking up。
SONIA。 ��Hurriedly�察�to the nurse�А�There are some peasants waiting out
there。 Go and see what they want。 I shall pour the tea。 ��Pours out some
glasses of tea。�А�
MARINA goes out。 HELENA takes a glass and sits drinking in the
hammock。
ASTROFF。 I have come to see your husband。 You wrote me that he
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had rheumatism and I know not what else�察�and that he was very ill�察�but he
appears to be as lively as a cricket。
HELENA。 He had a fit of the blues yesterday evening and complained
of pains in his legs�察�but he seems all right again to´day。
ASTROFF。 And I galloped over here twenty miles at break´neck speed� �
No matter�察�though�察�it is not the first time。 Once here�察�however�察�I am going
to stay until to´morrow�察�and at any rate sleep _quantum satis。_
SONIA。 Oh�察�splendid� �You so seldom spend the night with us。 Have
you had dinner yet�拭�
ASTROFF。 No。
SONIA。 Good。 So you will have it with us。 We dine at seven now。
��Drinks her tea�А�This tea is cold� �
TELEGIN。 Yes�察�the samovar has grown cold。
HELENA。 Don't mind�察�Monsieur Ivan�察�we will drink cold tea�察�then。
TELEGIN。 I beg your pardon�察�my name is not Ivan�察�but Ilia�察�ma'am
Ilia Telegin�察�or Waffles�察�as I am sometimes called on account of my pock´
marked face。 I am Sonia's godfather�察 �and his Excellency�察 �your husband�察�
knows me very well。 I now live with you�察 �ma'am�察 �on this estate�察 �and
perhaps you will be so good as to notice that I dine with you every day。
SONIA。 He is our great help�察 �our right´hand man。 ��Tenderly�А �Dear
godfather�察�let me pour you some tea。
MME。 VOITSKAYA。 Oh� �Oh� �
SONIA。 What is it�察�grandmother�拭�
MME。 VOITSKAYA。 I forgot to tell AlexanderI have lost my
memoryI received a letter to´day from Paul Alexevitch in Kharkoff。 He
has sent me a new pamphlet。
ASTROFF。 Is it interesting�拭�
MME。 VOITSKAYA。 Yes�察 �but strange。 He refutes the very theories
which he defended seven years ago。 It is appalling� �
VOITSKI。 There is nothing appalling about it。 Drink your tea�察�
mamma。
MME。 VOITSKAYA。 It seems you never want to listen to what I have
to say。 Pardon me�察�Jean�察�but you have changed so in the last year that I
hardly know you。 You used to be a man of settled convictions and had an
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illuminating personality´
VOITSKI。 Oh�察 �yes。 I had an illuminating personality�察 �which
illuminated no one。 ��A pause�А �I had an illuminating personality� �You
couldn't say anything more biting。 I am forty´seven years old。 Until last
year I endeavoured�察�as you do now�察�to blind my eyes by your pedantry to
the truths of life。 But nowOh�察�if you only knew� �If you knew how I lie
awake at night�察�heartsick and angry�察�to think how stupidly I have wasted
my time when I might have been winning from life everything which my
old age now forbids。
SONIA。 Uncle Vanya�察�how dreary� �
MME。 VOITSKAYA。 ��To her son�А �You speak as if your former
convictions were somehow to blame�察�but you yourself�察�not they�察�were at
fault。 You have forgotten that a conviction�察�in itself�察�is nothing but a dead
letter。 You should have done something。
VOITSKI。 Done something� �Not every man is capable of being a
writer _perpetuum mobile_ like your Herr Professor。
MME。 VOITSKAYA。 What do you mean by that�拭�
SONIA。 ��Imploringly�А�Mother� �Uncle Vanya� �I entreat you� �
VOITSKI。 I am silent。 I apologise and am silent。 ��A pause。�А�
HELENA。 What a fine day� �Not too hot。 ��A pause。�А�
VOITSKI。 A fine day to hang oneself。
TELEGIN tunes the guitar。 MARINA appears near the house�察�calling
the chickens。
MARINA。 Chick�察�chick�察�chick� �
SONIA。 What did the peasants want�察�nurse�拭�
MARINA。 The same old thing�察�the same old nonsense。 Chick�察�chick�察�
chick� �
SONIA。 Why are you calling the chickens�拭�
MARINA。 The speckled hen has disappeared with her chicks。 I am
afraid the crows have got her。
TELEGIN plays a polka。 All listen in silence。 Enter WORKMAN。
WORKMAN。 Is the doctor here�拭。�To ASTROFF�А�Excuse me�察�sir�察�but I
have been sent to fetch you。
ASTROFF。 Where are you from�拭�
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WORKMAN。 The factory。
ASTROFF。 ��Annoyed�А�Thank you。 There is nothing for it�察�then�察�but to
go。 ��Looking around him for his cap�А�Damn it�察�this is annoying� �
SONIA。 Yes�察�it is too bad�察�really。 You must come back to dinner from
the factory。
ASTROFF。 No�察 �I won't be able to do that。 It will be too late。 Now
where�察�where ��To the WORKMAN�А�Look here�察�my man�察�get me a glass
of vodka�察�will you�拭。�The WORKMAN goes out�А�Wherewhere ��Finds
his cap�А �One of the characters in Ostroff's plays is a man with a long
moustache and short wits�察 �like me。 However�察 �let me bid you good´bye�察�
ladies and gentlemen。 ��To HELENA�А�I should be really delighted if you
would come to see me some day with Miss Sonia。 My estate is small�察�but
if you are interested in such things I should like to show you a nursery and
seed´bed whose like you will not find within a thousand miles of here。 My
place is surrounded by government forests。 The forester is old and always
ailing�察�so I superintend almost all the work myself。
HELENA。 I have always heard that you were very fond of the woods。
Of course one can do a great deal of good by helping to preserve them�察�but
does not that work interfere with your real calling�拭�
ASTROFF。 God alone knows what a man's real calling is。
HELENA。 And do you find it interesting�拭�
ASTROFF。 Yes�察�very。
VOITSKI。 ��Sarcastically�А�Oh�察�extremely� �
HELENA。 You are still young�察�not over thirty´six or seven�察�I should
say�察�and I suspect that the woods do not interest you as much as you say
they do。 I should think you would find them monotonous。
SONIA。 No�察 �the work is thrilling。 Dr。 Astroff watches over the old
woods and sets out new plantations every year�察 �and he has already
received a diploma and a bronze medal。 If you will listen to what he can
tell you�察 �you will agree with him entirely。 He says that forests are the
ornaments of the earth�察�that they teach mankind to understand beauty and
attune his mind to lofty sentiments。 Forests temper a stern climate�察�and in
countries where the climate is milder�察�less strength is wasted in the battle
with nature�察�and the people are kind and gentle。 The inhabitants of such
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countries are handsome�察�tractable�察�sensitive�察�graceful in speech and gesture。
Their philosophy is joyous�察 �art and science blossom among them�察 �their
treatment of women is full of exquisite nobility´
VOITSKI。 ��Laughing�А�Bravo� �Bravo� �All that is very pretty�察�but it is
also unconvincing。 So�察�my friend ��To ASTROFF�А�you must let me go on
burning firewood in my stoves and building my sheds of planks。
ASTROFF。 You can burn peat in your stoves and build your sheds of
stone。 Oh�察 �I don't object�察 �of course�察 �to cutting wood from necessity�察 �but
why dest
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