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scattered about on the windowsills and chairs。 It is evening。 The room is 

dimly  lighted   by  a   shaded   lamp   on   a   table。 The   wind   moans in   the   tree 

tops and whistles down the chimney。 The watchman in the garden is heard 

sounding his rattle。 MEDVIEDENKO and MASHA come in。 

    MASHA。        ��Calling   TREPLIEFF�А       �Mr。  Constantine�察   �where    are  you�拭�

��Looking about her�А�There is no one here。 His old uncle is forever asking 

for Constantine�察�and can't live without him for an instant。 

    MEDVIEDENKO。 He dreads being left alone。 ��Listening to the wind�А�

This is a wild night。 We have had this storm for two days。 

    MASHA。 ��Turning up the lamp�А�The waves on the lake are enormous。 

    MEDVIEDENKO。 It is very dark in the garden。 Do you know�察�I think 

that old theatre ought to be knocked down。 It is still standing there�察�naked 

and hideous as a skeleton�察�with the curtain flapping in the wind。 I thought I 

heard a voice weeping in it as I passed there last night。 

    MASHA。 What an idea� 。�A pause。�А�

    MEDVIEDENKO。 Come home with me�察�Masha。 

    MASHA。 ��Shaking her head�А�I shall spend the night here。 

    MEDVIEDENKO。 ��Imploringly�А�Do come�察�Masha。 The baby must be 

hungry。 

    MASHA。 Nonsense�察�Matriona will feed it。 ��A pause。�А�

    MEDVIEDENKO。   It   is   a   pity   to   leave   him   three   nights   without   his 

mother。 

    MASHA。 You are getting too tiresome。 You used sometimes to talk of 

other things besides home and the baby�察�home and the baby。 That is all I 

ever hear from you now。        MEDVIEDENKO。 Come home�察�Masha。 



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    MASHA。 You can go home if you want to。 

    MEDVIEDENKO。 Your father won't give me a horse。 

    MASHA。 Yes�察�he will�察�ask him。 

    MEDVIEDENKO。 I think I shall。 Are you coming home to´morrow�拭�

    MASHA。 Yes�察�yes�察�to´morrow。 

     She takes snuff。 TREPLIEFF and PAULINA come in。 TREPLIEFF is 

carrying some pillows and a blanket�察�and PAULINA is carrying sheets and 

pillow cases。 They lay them on the divan�察�and TREPLIEFF goes and sits 

down at his desk。 

    MASHA。 Who is that for�察�mother�拭�

    PAULINA。 Mr。 Sorin asked to sleep in Constantine's room to´night。 

    MASHA。 Let me make the bed。 

     She   makes   the   bed。   PAULINA  goes   up   to   the   desk   and   looks   at   the 

manuscripts lying on it。 ��A pause。�А�

    MEDVIEDENKO。 Well�察�I am going。 Good´bye�察�Masha。 ��He kisses his 

wife's hand�А�Good´bye�察�mother。 ��He tries to kiss his mother´in´law's hand。�А�

    PAULINA。 ��Crossly�А�Be off�察�in God's name� �

    TREPLIEFF shakes hands with him in silence�察�and MEDVIEDENKO 

goes out。 

    PAULINA。        ��Looking     at  the  manuscripts�А   �No    one   ever  dreamed�察�

Constantine�察    �that   you   would    one   day   turn  into  a   real  author。  The 

magazines pay you well for your stories。 ��She strokes his hair。�А�You have 

grown   handsome�察  �too。   Dear�察  �kind   Constantine�察  �be   a   little   nicer   to   my 

Masha。 

    MASHA。 ��Still making the bed�А�Leave him alone�察�mother。 

    PAULINA。   She   is   a   sweet   child。   ��A  pause�А  �A  woman�察  �Constantine�察�

asks only for kind looks。 I know that from experience。 

    TREPLIEFF gets up from his desk and goes out without a word。 

    MASHA。 There   now� �You have   vexed   him。  I   told   you   not to   bother 

him。 

    PAULINA。 I am sorry for you�察�Masha。 

    MASHA。 Much I need your pity� �

    PAULINA。        My    heart  aches   for   you。  I  see  how    things   are�察 �and 

understand。 



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     MASHA。 You see what doesn't exist。 Hopeless love is only found in 

novels。 It is a trifle�察�all one has to do is to keep a tight rein on oneself�察�and 

keep one's head clear。 Love must be plucked out the moment it springs up 

in the heart。 My husband has been promised a school in another district�察�

and when we have once left this place I shall forget it all。 I shall tear my 

passion out by the roots。 ��The notes of a melancholy waltz are heard in the 

distance。�А�

     PAULINA。 Constantine is playing。 That means he is sad。 

     MASHA silently waltzes a few turns to the music。 

     MASHA。 The   great   thing�察  �mother�察  �is   not   to   have   him  continually   in 

sight。  If   my  Simon   could   only  get his   remove   I   should   forget   it   all   in   a 

month or two。 It is a trifle。 

     DORN   and   MEDVIEDENKO   come   in   through   the   door   on   the   left�察�

wheeling SORIN in an arm´chair。 

     MEDVIEDENKO。   I   have   six   mouths   to   feed   now�察  �and   flour   is   at 

seventy kopecks。 

     DORN。 A hard riddle to solve� �

     MEDVIEDENKO。 It is easy for you to make light of it。 You are rich 

enough to scatter money to your chickens�察�if you wanted to。 

     DORN。   You   think   I   am   rich�拭  �My   friend�察  �after   practising   for   thirty 

years�察�during which I could not call my soul my own for one minute of the 

night or day�察�I succeeded at last in scraping together one thousand roubles�察�

all of which went�察�not long ago�察�in a trip which I took abroad。 I haven't a 

penny。 

     MASHA。 ��To her husband�А�So you didn't go home after all�拭�

     MEDVIEDENKO。   ��Apologetically�А  �How   can   I   go   home   when   they 

won't give me a horse�拭�

     MASHA。  ��Under   her   breath�察 �with   bitter   anger�А�Would   I   might   never 

see your face again� �

     SORIN   in   his   chair   is   wheeled   to   the   left´hand   side   of   the   room。 

PAULINA�察�MASHA�察�and DORN sit down beside him。 MEDVIEDENKO 

stands sadly aside。 

     DORN。 What a lot of changes you have made here� �You have turned 

this sitting´room into a library。 



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     MASHA。 Constantine likes to work in this room�察�because from it he 

can   step   out   into   the   garden   to   meditate   whenever   he   feels   like   it。   ��The 

watchman's rattle is heard。�А�

     SORIN。 Where is my sister�拭�

     DORN。 She has gone to the station to meet Trigorin。 She will soon be 

back。 

     SORIN。 I must be dangerously ill if you had to send for my sister。 ��He 

falls silent for a moment�А�A nice business this is� �Here I am dangerously ill�察�

and you won't even give me any medicine。 

     DORN。       What    shall   I  prescribe    for  you�拭   �Camomile      tea�拭  �Soda�拭�

Quinine�拭�

     SORIN。 Don't inflict any of your discussions on me again。 ��He nods 

toward the sofa�А�Is that bed for me�拭�

     PAULINA。 Yes�察�for you�察�sir。 

     SORIN。 Thank you。 

     DORN。 ��Sings�А �The moon swims in the sky to´night。; 

     SORIN。 I am going to give Constantine an idea for a story。 It shall be 

called ;The Man Who WishedL'Homme qui a voulu。; When I was young�察�

I wished to become an author�察�I failed。 I wished to be an orator�察�I speak 

abominably�察。�Exciting himself�А�with my eternal ;and all�察�and all�察─�dragging 

each sentence on and on until I sometimes break out into a sweat all over。 I 

wished to marry�察�and I didn't�察�I wished to live in the city�察�and here I am 

ending my days in the country�察�and all。 

     DORN。 You wished to become State Councillor�察�andyou are one� �

     SORIN。 ��Laughing�А�I didn't try for that�察�it came of its own accord。 

     DORN。 Come�察�you must admit that it is petty to cavil at life at sixty´ 

two years of age。 

     SORIN。 You are pig´headed� �Can't you see I want to live�拭�

     DORN。   That   is   futile。   Nature   has   commanded   that   every   life   shall 

come to an end。 

     SORIN。 You speak like a man who is satiated with life。 Your thirst for 

it is quenched�察 �and so   you   are calm  and   indifferent�察�but   even   you   dread 

death。 

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overcome。   Only   those   who   believe   in   a   future   life   and   tremble   for   sins 

committed�察�can logically fear death�察�but you�察�for one thing�察�don't believe in 

a future life�察�and for another�察�you haven't committed any sins。 You have 

served as a Councillor for twenty´five years�察�that is all。 

     SORIN。 ��Laughing�А�Twenty´eight years� �

     TREPLIEFF   comes   in         and   sits   down   on   a   stool   at   SORIN'S   feet。 

MASHA fixes her eyes on his face and never once tears them away。 

     DORN。 We are keeping Constantine from his work。 

     TREPLIEFF。 No matter。 ��A pause。�А�

     MEDVIEDENKO。 Of all the cities you visited when you were abroad�察�

Doctor�察�which one did you like the best�拭�

     DORN。 Genoa。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Why Genoa�拭�

     DORN。   Because   there   is   such   a   splendid   crowd   in   its   streets。   When 

you leave the hotel in the evening�察�and throw yourself into the heart of that 

throng�察�and move with it without aim or   object�察�swept along�察�hither   and 

thither�察  �their   life   seems   to   be   yours�察  �their   soul   flows   into   you�察  �and   you 

begin to believe at last in a great world spirit�察�like the one in your play that 

Nina Zarietchnaya acted。 By the way�察�where is Nina now�拭�Is she well�拭�

     TREPLIEFF。 I believe so。 

     DORN。 I hear she has led rather a strange life�察�what happened�拭�

     TREPLIEFF。 It is a long story�察�Doctor。 

     DORN。 Tell it shortly。 ��A pause。�А�

     TREPLIEFF。 She ran away from home and joined Trigorin�察�you know 

that�拭�

     DORN。 Yes。 

     TREPLIEFF。 She had a child that died。 Trigorin soon tired of her and 

returned to hi s former ties�察�as might have been expected。 He had never 

broken     them�察   �indeed�察   �but  out   of  weakness      of  character    had   a
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