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broken them�察 �indeed�察 �but out of weakness of character had always
vacillated between the two。 As far as I can make out from what I have
heard�察�Nina's domestic life has not been altogether a success。
DORN。 What about her acting�拭�
TREPLIEFF。 I believe she made an even worse failure of that。 She
made her debut on the stage of the Summer Theatre in Moscow�察 �and
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afterward made a tour of the country towns。 At that time I never let her out
of my sight�察 �and wherever she went I followed。 She always attempted
great and difficult parts�察�but her delivery was harsh and monotonous�察�and
her gestures heavy and crude。 She shrieked and died well at times�察 �but
those were but moments。
DORN。 Then she really has a talent for acting�拭�
TREPLIEFF。 I never could make out。 I believe she has。 I saw her�察�but
she refused to see me�察�and her servant would never admit me to her rooms。
I appreciated her feelings�察 �and did not insist upon a meeting。 ��A pause�А�
What more can I tell you�拭�She sometimes writes to me now that I have
come home�察 �such clever�察 �sympathetic letters�察 �full of warm feeling。 She
never complains�察�but I can tell that she is profoundly unhappy�察�not a line
but speaks to me of an aching�察�breaking nerve。 She has one strange fancy�察�
she always signs herself ;The Sea´gull。; The miller in ;Rusalka; called
himself ;The Crow�察─�and so she repeats in all her letters that she is a sea´
gull。 She is here now。
DORN。 What do you mean by ;here�拭─�
TREPLIEFF。 In the village�察�at the inn。 She has been there for five days。
I should have gone to see her�察�but Masha here went�察�and she refuses to see
any one。 Some one told me she had been seen wandering in the fields a
mile from here yesterday evening。
MEDVIEDENKO。 Yes�察�I saw her。 She was walking away from here in
the direction of the village。 I asked her why she had not been to see us。
She said she would come。
TREPLIEFF。 But she won't。 ��A pause�А�Her father and stepmother have
disowned her。 They have even put watchmen all around their estate to
keep her away。 ��He goes with the doctor toward the desk�А�How easy it is�察�
Doctor�察�to be a philosopher on paper�察�and how difficult in real life� �
SORIN。 She was a beautiful girl。 Even the State Councillor himself
was in love with her for a time。
DORN。 You old Lovelace�察�you� �
SHAMRAEFF'S laugh is heard。
PAULINA。 They are coming back from the station。
TREPLIEFF。 Yes�察�I hear my mother's voice。
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ARKADINA and TRIGORIN come in�察�followed by SHAMRAEFF。
SHAMRAEFF。 We all grow old and wither�察�my lady�察�while you alone�察�
with your light dress�察�your gay spirits�察�and your grace�察�keep the secret of
eternal youth。
ARKADINA。 You are still trying to turn my head�察 �you tiresome old
man。
TRIGORIN。 ��To SORIN�А�How do you do�察�Peter�拭�What�察�still ill�拭�How
silly of you� 。�With evident pleasure�察�as he catches sight of MASHA�А�How
are you�察�Miss Masha�拭�
MASHA。 So you recognised me�拭。�She shakes hands with him。
TRIGORIN。 Did you marry him�拭�
MASHA。 Long ago。
TRIGORIN。 You are happy now�拭 。�He bows to DORN and
MEDVIEDENKO�察�and then goes hesitatingly toward TREPLIEFF�А�Your
mother says you have forgotten the past and are no longer angry with me。
TREPLIEFF gives him his hand。
ARKADINA。 ��To her son�А�Here is a magazine that Boris has brought
you with your latest story in it。
TREPLIEFF。 ��To TRIGORIN�察�as he takes the magazine�А�Many thanks�察�
you are very kind。
TRIGORIN。 Your admirers all send you their regards。 Every one in
Moscow and St。 Petersburg is interested in you�察 �and all ply me with
questions about you。 They ask me what you look like�察�how old you are�察�
whether you are fair or dark。 For some reason they all think that you are
no longer young�察 �and no one knows who you are�察 �as you always write
under an assumed name。 You are as great a mystery as the Man in the Iron
Mask。
TREPLIEFF。 Do you expect to be here long�拭�
TRIGORIN。 No�察�I must go back to Moscow to´morrow。 I am finishing
another novel�察 �and have promised something to a magazine besides。 In
fact�察�it is the same old business。
During their conversation ARKADINA and PAULINA have put up a
card´table in the centre of the room�察�SHAMRAEFF lights the candles and
arranges the chairs�察�then fetches a box of lotto from the cupboard。
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TRIGORIN。 The weather has given me a rough welcome。 The wind is
frightful。 If it goes down by morning I shall go fishing in the lake�察 �and
shall have a look at the garden and the spotdo you remember��where
your play was given。 I remember the piece very well�察�but should like to
see again where the scene was laid。
MASHA。 ��To her father�А �Father�察 �do please let my husband have a
horse。 He ought to go home。
SHAMRAEFF。 ��Angrily�А �A horse to go home with� 。�Sternly�А �You
know the horses have just been to the station。 I can't send them out again。
MASHA。 But there are other horses。 ��Seeing that her father remains
silent�А�You are impossible� �
MEDVIEDENKO。 I shall go on foot�察�Masha。
PAULINA。 ��With a sigh�А�On foot in this weather�拭。�She takes a seat at
the card´table�А�Shall we begin�拭�
MEDVIEDENKO。 It is only six miles。 Good´bye。 ��He kisses his wife's
hand�撮А �Good´bye�察 �mother。 ��His mother´in´law gives him her hand
unwillingly�А�I should not have troubled you all�察�but the baby ��He bows to
every one�А�Good´bye。 ��He goes out with an apologetic air。�А�
SHAMRAEFF。 He will get there all right�察�he is not a major´general。
PAULINA。 Come�察�let us begin。 Don't let us waste time�察�we shall soon
be called to supper。
SHAMRAEFF�察�MASHA�察�and DORN sit down at the card´table。
ARKADINA。 ��To TRIGORIN�А �When the long autumn evenings
descend on us we while away the time here by playing lotto。 Look at this
old set�察�we used it when our mother played with us as children。 Don't you
want to take a hand in the game with us until supper time�拭 。�She and
TRIGORIN sit down at the table�А �It is a monotonous game�察�but it is all
right when one gets used to it。 ��She deals three cards to each of the
players。�А�
TREPLIEFF。 ��Looking through the pages of the magazine�А �He has
read his own story�察�and hasn't even cut the pages of mine。
He lays the magazine on his desk and goes toward the door on the
right�察�stopping as he passes his mother to give her a kiss。
ARKADINA。 Won't you play�察�Constantine�拭�
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TREPLIEFF。 No�察�excuse me please�察�I don't feel like it。 I am going to
take a turn through the rooms。 ��He goes out。�А�
MASHA。 Are you all ready�拭�I shall begin�此�twenty´two。
ARKADINA。 Here it is。
MASHA。 Three。
DORN。 Right。
MASHA。 Have you put down three�拭�Eight。 Eighty´one。 Ten。
SHAMRAEFF。 Don't go so fast。
ARKADINA。 Could you believe it�拭�I am still dazed by the reception
they gave me in Kharkoff。
MASHA。 Thirty´four。 ��The notes of a melancholy waltz are heard。�А�
ARKADINA。 The students gave me an ovation�察 �they sent me three
baskets of flowers�察�a wreath�察�and this thing here。
She unclasps a brooch from her breast and lays it on the table。
SHAMRAEFF。 There is something worth while� �
MASHA。 Fifty。
DORN。 Fifty�察�did you say�拭�
ARKADINA。 I wore a perfectly magnificent dress�察�I am no fool when
it comes to clothes。
PAULINA。 Constantine is playing again�察�the poor boy is sad。
SHAMRAEFF。 He has been severely criticised in the papers。
MASHA。 Seventy´seven。
ARKADINA。 They want to attract attention to him。
TRIGORIN。 He doesn't seem able to make a success�察 �he can't
somehow strike the right note。 There is an odd vagueness about his
writings that sometimes verges on delirium。 He has never created a single
living character。
MASHA。 Eleven。
ARKADINA。 Are you bored�察�Peter�拭。�A pause�А�He is asleep。
DORN。 The Councillor is taking a nap。
MASHA。 Seven。 Ninety。
TRIGORIN。 Do you think I should write if I lived in such a place as
this�察�on the shore of this lake�拭�Never� �I should overcome my passion�察�and
give my life up to the catching of fish。
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MASHA。 Twenty´eight。
TRIGORIN。 And if I caught a perch or a bass�察�what bliss it would be� �
DORN。 I have great faith in Constantine。 I know there is something in
him。 He thinks in images�察 �his stories are vivid and full of colour�察 �and
always affect me deeply。 It is only a pity that he has no definite object in
view。 He creates impressions�察�and nothing more�察�and one cannot go far on
impressions alone。 Are you g
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