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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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