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stone。 Oh�察 �I don't object�察 �of course�察 �to cutting wood from necessity�察 �but
why destroy the forests�拭 �The woods of Russia are trembling under the
blows of the axe。 Millions of trees have perished。 The homes of the wild
animals and birds have been desolated�察�the rivers are shrinking�察�and many
beautiful landscapes are gone forever。 And why�拭�Because men are too lazy
and stupid to stoop down and pick up their fuel from the ground。 ��To
HELENA�А�Am I not right�察 �Madame�拭 �Who but a stupid barbarian could
burn so much beauty in his stove and destroy that which he cannot make�拭�
Man is endowed with reason and the power to create�察 �so that he may
increase that which has been given him�察�but until now he has not created�察�
but demolished。 The forests are disappearing�察�the rivers are running dry�察�
the game is exterminated�察 �the climate is spoiled�察 �and the earth becomes
poorer and uglier every day。 ��To VOITSKI�А�I read irony in your eye�察�you
do not take what I am saying seriously�察 �andandafter all�察 �it may very
well be nonsense。 But when I pass peasant´forests that I have preserved
from the axe�察�or hear the rustling of the young plantations set out with my
own hands�察 �I feel as if I had had some small share in improving the
climate�察�and that if mankind is happy a thousand years from now I will
have been a little bit responsible for their happiness。 When I plant a little
birch tree and then see it budding into young green and swaying in the
wind�察 �my heart swells with pride and I��Sees the WORKMAN�察 �who is
bringing him a glass of vodka on a tray�А�however��He drinks�А�I must be
off。 Probably it is all nonsense�察�anyway。 Good´bye。
He goes toward the house。 SONIA takes his arm and goes with him。
SONIA。 When are you coming to see us again�拭�
ASTROFF。 I can't say。
SONIA。 In a month�拭�
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ASTROFF and SONIA go into the house。 HELENA and VOITSKI
walk over to the terrace。
HELENA。 You have behaved shockingly again。 Ivan�察�what sense was
there in teasing your mother and talking about _perpetuum mobile��_ And
at breakfast you quarreled with Alexander again。 Really�察�your behaviour is
too petty。
VOITSKI。 But if I hate him�拭�
HELENA。 You hate Alexander without reason�察 �he is like every one
else�察�and no worse than you are。
VOITSKI。 If you could only see your face�察 �your gestures� �Oh�察 �how
tedious your life must be。
HELENA。 It is tedious�察 �yes�察 �and dreary� �You all abuse my husband
and look on me with compassion�察�you think�察 �Poor woman�察�she is married
to an old man。; How well I understand your compassion� �As Astroff said
just now�察�see how you thoughtlessly destroy the forests�察�so that there will
soon be none left。 So you also destroy mankind�察 �and soon fidelity and
purity and self´sacrifice will have vanished with the woods。 Why cannot
you look calmly at a woman unless she is yours�拭�Because�察�the doctor was
right�察�you are all possessed by a devil of destruction�察�you have no mercy
on the woods or the birds or on women or on one another。
VOITSKI。 I don't like your philosophy。
HELENA。 That doctor has a sensitive�察�weary facean interesting face。
Sonia evidently likes him�察 �and she is in love with him�察 �and I can
understand it。 This is the third time he has been here since I have come�察�
and I have not had a real talk with him yet or made much of him。 He
thinks I am disagreeable。 Do you know�察 �Ivan�察 �the reason you and I are
such friends�拭�I think it is because we are both lonely and unfortunate。 Yes�察�
unfortunate。 Don't look at me in that way�察�I don't like it。
VOITSKI。 How can I look at you otherwise when I love you�拭�You are
my joy�察�my life�察�and my youth。 I know that my chances of being loved in
return are infinitely small�察�do not exist�察�but I ask nothing of you。 Only let
me look at you�察�listen to your voice
HELENA。 Hush�察�some one will overhear you。
��They go toward the house。�А�
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VOITSKI。 ��Following her�А �Let me speak to you of my love�察 �do not
drive me away�察�and this alone will be my greatest happiness� �
HELENA。 Ah� �This is agony� �
TELEGIN strikes the strings of his guitar and plays a polka。 MME。
VOITSKAYA writes something on the leaves of her pamphlet。
The curtain falls。
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ACT II
The dining´room of SEREBRAKOFF'S house。 It is night。 The tapping
of the WATCHMAN'S rattle is heard in the garden。 SEREBRAKOFF is
dozing in an arm´chair by an open window and HELENA is sitting beside
him�察�also half asleep。
SEREBRAKOFF。 ��Rousing himself�А�Who is here�拭�Is it you�察�Sonia�拭�
HELENA。 It is I。
SEREBRAKOFF。 Oh�察�it is you�察�Nelly。 This pain is intolerable。
HELENA。 Your shawl has slipped down。 ��She wraps up his legs in the
shawl�А�Let me shut the window。
SEREBRAKOFF。 No�察 �leave it open�察 �I am suffocating。 I dreamt just
now that my left leg belonged to some one else�察�and it hurt so that I woke。
I don't believe this is gout�察�it is more like rheumatism。 What time is it�拭�
HELENA。 Half past twelve。 ��A pause。�А�
SEREBRAKOFF。 I want you to look for Batushka's works in the
library to´morrow。 I think we have him。
HELENA。 What is that�拭�
SEREBRAKOFF。 Look for Batushka to´morrow morning�察�we used to
have him�察�I remember。 Why do I find it so hard to breathe�拭�
HELENA。 You are tired�察 �this is the second night you have had no
sleep。
SEREBRAKOFF。 They say that Turgenieff got angina of the heart
from gout。 I am afraid I am getting angina too。 Oh�察 �damn this horrible�察�
accursed old age� �Ever since I have been old I have been hateful to myself�察�
and I am sure�察�hateful to you all as well。
HELENA。 You speak as if we were to blame for your being old。
SEREBRAKOFF。 I am more hateful to you than to any one。
HELENA gets up and walks away from him�察 �sitting down at a
distance。
SEREBRAKOFF。 You are quite right�察�of course。 I am not an idiot�察�I
can understand you。 You are young and healthy and beautiful�察�and longing
for life�察�and I am an old dotard�察�almost a dead man already。 Don't I know it�拭�
Of course I see that it is foolish for me to live so long�察�but wait� �I shall
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soon set you all free。 My life cannot drag on much longer。
HELENA。 You are overtaxing my powers of endurance。 Be quiet�察�for
God's sake� �
SEREBRAKOFF。 It appears that�察�thanks to me�察�everybody's power of
endurance is being overtaxed�察�everybody is miserable�察�only I am blissfully
triumphant。 Oh�察�yes�察�of course� �
HELENA。 Be quiet� �You are torturing me。
SEREBRAKOFF。 I torture everybody。 Of course。
HELENA。 ��Weeping�А�This is unbearable� �Tell me�察�what is it you want
me to do�拭�
SEREBRAKOFF。 Nothing。
HELENA。 Then be quiet�察�please。
SEREBRAKOFF。 It is funny that everybody listens to Ivan and his old
idiot of a mother�察�but the moment I open my lips you all begin to feel ill´
treated。 You can't even stand the sound of my voice。 Even if I am hateful�察�
even if I am a selfish tyrant�察 �haven't I the right to be one at my age�拭�
Haven't I deserved it�拭�Haven't I�察�I ask you�察�the right to be respected�察�now
that I am old�拭�
HELENA。 No one is disputing your rights。 ��The window slams in the
wind�А�The wind is rising�察�I must shut the window。 ��She shuts it�А�We shall
have rain in a moment。 Your rights have never been questioned by
anybody。
The WATCHMAN in the garden sounds his rattle。
SEREBRAKOFF。 I have spent my life working in the interests of
learning。 I am used to my library and the lecture hall and to the esteem and
admiration of my colleagues。 Now I suddenly find myself plunged in this
wilderness�察 �condemned to see the same stupid people from morning till
night and listen to their futile conversation。 I want to live�察 �I long for
success and fame and the stir of the world�察�and here I am in exile� �Oh�察�it is
dreadful to spend every moment grieving for the lost past�察 �to see the
success of others and sit here with nothing to do but to fear death。 I cannot
stand it� �It is more than I can bear。 And you will not even forgive me for
being old� �
HELENA。 Wait�察 �have patience�察 �I shall he old myself in four or five
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years。
SONIA comes in。
SONIA。 Father�察�you sent for Dr。 Astroff�察�and now when he comes you
refuse to see him。 It is not nice to give a man so much trouble for nothing。
SEREBRAKOFF。 What do I care about your Astroff�拭�He understands
medicine about as well as I understand astronomy。
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