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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�
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