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be in uncertainty all these years� �Let me do it� �

     SONIA nods an affirmative。 

     HELENA。 Splendid� �It will be easy to find out whether he loves you 

or not。   Don't   be   ashamed�察  �sweetheart�察  �don't   worry。   I   shall be   careful�察  �he 

will not notice a thing。 We only want to find out whether it is yes or no�察�

don't we�拭。�A pause�А�And if it is no�察�then he must keep away from here�察�is 

that so�拭�

     SONIA nods。 

     HELENA。 It will be easier not to see him any more。 We won't put off 

the examination an instant。 He said he had a sketch to show me。 Go and 

tell him at once that I want to see him。 

     SONIA。 ��In great excitement�А�Will you tell me the whole truth�拭�

     HELENA。 Of course I will。 I am sure that no matter what it is�察�it will 

be easier for you to bear than this uncertainty。 Trust to me�察�dearest。 

     SONIA。   Yes�察  �yes。   I   shall   say   that   you   want   to   see   his   sketch。   ��She 

starts out�察�but stops near the door and looks back�А�No�察�it is better not to 

knowand yetthere may be hope。 

     HELENA。 What do you say�拭�

     SONIA。 Nothing。 ��She goes out。�А�

     HELENA。 ��Alone�А�There is no greater sorrow than to know another's 

secret when you cannot help them。 ��In deep thought�А�He is obviously not 

in love with her�察�but why shouldn't he marry her�拭�She is not pretty�察�but she 

is   so   clever   and   pure   and   good�察  �she   would   make   a   splendid   wife   for   a 

country doctor of his years。 ��A pause�А�I can understand how the poor child 

feels。 She lives here   in this desperate loneliness   with no one around her 

except these colourless shadows that go mooning about talking nonsense 

and knowing nothing except that they eat�察�drink�察�and sleep。 Among them 

appears from time to time this Dr。 Astroff�察�so different�察�so handsome�察�so 

interesting�察�so charming。 It is like seeing the moon rise on a dark night。 Oh�察�

to surrender oneself to his embrace� �To lose oneself in his arms� �I am a 



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little in love with him myself� �Yes�察�I am lonely without him�察�and when I 

think of him I smile。 That Uncle Vanya says I have the blood of a Nixey in 

my veins�此 �Give rein to your nature for once in your life� ─�Perhaps it is 

right   that   I   should。   Oh�察  �to   be   free   as   a   bird�察  �to   fly   away   from   all   your 

sleepy faces and your talk and forget that you have existed at all� �But I am 

a coward�察�I am afraid�察�my conscience torments me。 He comes here every 

day now。 I can guess why�察�and feel guilty already�察�I should like to fall on 

my knees at Sonia's feet and beg her forgiveness�察�and weep。 

     ASTROFF comes in carrying a portfolio。 

     ASTROFF。 How do you do�拭。�Shakes hands with her�А�Do you want to 

see my sketch�拭�

     HELENA。 Yes�察�you promised to show me what you had been doing。 

Have you time now�拭�

     ASTROFF。 Of course I have� �

     He lays the portfolio on the table�察�takes out the sketch and fastens it to 

the table with thumb´tacks。 

     ASTROFF。 Where were you born�拭�

     HELENA。 ��Helping him�А�In St。 Petersburg。 

     ASTROFF。 And educated�拭�

     HELENA。 At the Conservatory there。 

     ASTROFF。 You don't find this life very interesting�察�I dare say�拭�

     HELENA。 Oh�察�why not�拭�It is true I don't know the country very well�察�

but I have read a great deal about it。 

     ASTROFF。   I   have   my   own   desk   there   in   Ivan's   room。   When   I   am 

absolutely too exhausted to go on I drop everything and rush over here to 

forget   myself   in   this   work   for   an   hour   or   two。   Ivan   and   Miss   Sonia   sit 

rattling at their counting´boards�察�the cricket chirps�察�and I sit beside them 

and paint�察�feeling warm and peaceful。 But I don't permit myself this luxury 

very often�察�only once a month。 ��Pointing to the picture�А�Look there� �That 

is a map of our country as it was fifty years ago。 The green tints�察�both dark 

and light�察�represent forests。 Half the map�察�as you see�察�is covered with it。 

Where the green is striped with red the forests were inhabited by elk and 

wild goats。 Here on this lake�察�lived great flocks of swans and geese and 

ducks�察�as the old men say�察�there was a power of birds of every kind。 Now 



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they have vanished like a cloud。 Beside the hamlets and villages�察�you see�察�

I have dotted down here and there the various settlements�察�farms�察�hermit's 

caves�察�and water´mills。 This country carried a great many cattle and horses�察�

as you can see by the quantity of blue paint。 For instance�察�see how thickly 

it lies in this part�察�there were great herds of them here�察�an average of three 

horses   to    every   house。   ��A   pause�А  �Now�察  �look   lower   down。   This   is   the 

country as it was twenty´five years ago。 Only a third of the map is green 

now   with   forests。   There   are   no   goats   left   and   no   elk。   The   blue   paint   is 

lighter�察�and so on�察�and so on。 Now we come to the third part�察�our country 

as it appears to´day。 We still see spots of green�察�but not much。 The elk�察�the 

swans�察�the black´cock have disappeared。 It is�察�on the whole�察�the picture of 

a regular and slow decline which it will evidently only take about ten or 

fifteen   more   years   to   complete。   You   may   perhaps   object   that   it   is   the 

march of progress�察�that the old order must give place to the new�察�and you 

might   be   right   if   roads   had   been   run   through   these   ruined   woods�察  �or   if 

factories and schools had taken their place。 The people then would have 

become   better   educated   and   healthier   and   richer�察  �but   as   it   is�察  �we   have 

nothing of the sort。 We have the same swamps and mosquitoes�察�the same 

disease and want�察�the typhoid�察�the diphtheria�察�the burning villages。 We are 

confronted   by   the   degradation   of   our   country�察  �brought   on   by   the   fierce 

struggle   for   existence   of   the   human   race。   It   is   the   consequence   of   the 

ignorance and unconsciousness of starving�察�shivering�察�sick humanity that�察�

to save its children�察�instinctively snatches at everything that can warm it 

and   still   its   hunger。   So   it   destroys   everything   it   can   lay   its   hands   on�察�

without a thought   for the  morrow。 And   almost everything   has gone�察 �and 

nothing has been created to take its place。 ��Coldly�А�But I see by your face 

that I am not interesting you。 

     HELENA。 I know so little about such things� �

     ASTROFF。 There is nothing to know。 It simply isn't interesting�察�that's 

all。 

     HELENA。 Frankly�察�my thoughts were elsewhere。 Forgive me� �I want 

to submit you to a little examination�察�but I am embarrassed and don't know 

how to begin。 

     ASTROFF。 An examination�拭�



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     HELENA。 Yes�察�but quite an innocent one。 Sit down。 ��They sit down�А�It 

is about a certain young girl I know。 Let us discuss it like honest people�察�

like friends�察�and then forget what has passed between us�察�shall we�拭�

     ASTROFF。 Very well。 

     HELENA。 It is about my step´daughter�察�Sonia。 Do you like her�拭�

     ASTROFF。 Yes�察�I respect her。 

     HELENA。 Do you like heras a woman�拭�

     ASTROFF。 ��Slowly�А�No。 

     HELENA。   One   more   word�察  �and   that   will   be   the   last。   You   have   not 

noticed anything�拭�

     ASTROFF。 No�察�nothing。 

     HELENA。 ��Taking   his hand�А�You   do   not love her。  I  see that in   your 

eyes。 She is suffering。 You must realise that�察�and not come here any more。 

     ASTROFF。         My    sun   has   set�察 �yes�察  �and    then   I  haven't    the   time。 

��Shrugging his shoulders�А�Where shall I find time for such things�拭。�He is 

embarrassed。 

     HELENA。   Bah�   �What   an   unpleasant   conversation�   �I   am   as   out   of 

breath as if I had been running three miles uphill。 Thank heaven�察�that is 

over� �Now  let us   forget everything   as if  nothing   had been   said。 You   are 

sensible。 You understand。 ��A pause�А�I am actually blushing。 

     ASTROFF。   If   you   had   spoken   a   month   ago   I   might   perhaps   have 

considered   it�察  �but   now��He   shrugs   his   shoulders�А  �Of   course�察  �if   she   is 

sufferingbut   I   cannot   understand   why   you   had   to   put   me   through   this 

examination。 ��He searches her face with his eyes�察�and shakes his finger at 

her�А�Oho�察�you are wily� �

     HELENA。 What does this mean�拭�

     ASTROFF。   ��Laughing�А  �You   are          a   wily   one�   �I  admit   that   Sonia  is 

suffering�察�but what does this examination of yours mean�拭。�He prevents her 

from  retorting�察  �and   goes   on   quickly�А  �Please   don't   put   on   such   a   look   of 

surprise�察  �you   know  perfectly  well   why  I   come   here   every  day。 Yes�察  �you 

know   perfectly   why   and   for   whose   sake   I   come�   �Oh�察  �my   sweet   tigress� �

don't look at me in that way�察�I am an old bird� �

     HELENA。 ��Perplexed�А�A tigress�拭�I don't understand you。 

     ASTROFF。 Beautiful�察�sleek tigress�察�you must have your victims� �For a 



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whole month I have done nothing but seek you eagerly。 I have thrown over 

everything for you�察�and you love to see it。 Now then�察�I am sure you knew 

all this without putting me through your examination。 ��Crossing his arms 

and bowing his head�А�I surrender。 Here you have menow�察�eat me。 

    HELENA。 You have gone mad� �

    ASTROFF。 You are afraid� �

    HELENA。   I       am   a  better  and  stronger   woman     than   you  think   me。 

Good´bye。 ��She tries to leave the room。�А�

    ASTRO
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