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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。
DORN。 The fear of death is an animal passion which must be
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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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