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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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