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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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