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view。 He creates impressions�察�and nothing more�察�and one cannot go far on 

impressions alone。 Are you glad�察�madam�察�that you have an                 author for a 

son�拭�

    ARKADINA。   Just   think�察  �I   have   never   read   anything   of   his�察  �I   never 

have time。 

    MASHA。 Twenty´six。 

    TREPLIEFF comes in quietly and sits down at his table。 

     SHAMRAEFF。 ��To TRIGORIN�А�We have something here that belongs 

to you�察�sir。 

    TRIGORIN。 What is it�拭�

     SHAMRAEFF。          You   told  me   to  have   the  sea´gull   stuffed  that  Mr。 

Constantine killed some time ago。 

    TRIGORIN。 Did I�拭。�Thoughtfully�А�I don't remember。 

    MASHA。 Sixty´one。 One。 

    TREPLIEFF throws open the window and stands listening。 

    TREPLIEFF。   How   dark   the   night   is�   �I   wonder   what   makes   me   so 

restless。 

    ARKADINA。 Shut the window�察�Constantine�察�there is a draught here。 

    TREPLIEFF shuts the window。 

    MASHA。 Ninety´eight。 

    TRIGORIN。 See�察�my card is full。 

    ARKADINA。 ��Gaily�А�Bravo� �Bravo� �

     SHAMRAEFF。 Bravo� �

    ARKADINA。          Wherever     he  goes   and   whatever    he  does�察  �that  man 

always     has  good   luck。  ��She   gets  up�А  �And   now�察  �come    to  supper。  Our 

renowned guest did not have any dinner to´day。 We can continue our game 

later。   ��To   her   son�А  �Come�察  �Constantine�察  �leave   your   writing   and   come   to 

supper。 

    TREPLIEFF。 I don't want anything to eat�察�mother�察�I am not hungry。 



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     ARKADINA。   As   you   please。   ��She   wakes   SORIN�А  �Come   to   supper�察�

Peter。    ��She    takes   SHAMRAEFF'S            arm�А   �Let   me   tell  you    about    my 

reception in Kharkoff。 

     PAULINA blows out the candles on the table�察�then she and DORN roll 

SORIN'S chair out of the room�察�and all go out through the door on the left�察�

except TREPLIEFF�察�who is left alone。 TREPLIEFF prepares to write。 He 

runs his eye over what he has already written。 

     TREPLIEFF。 I have talked a great deal about new forms of art�察�but I 

feel   myself    gradually     slipping   into   the  beaten    track。  ��He    reads�А   �The 

placard cried it from the walla pale face in a frame of dusky hair;cried´ 

´framethat is stupid。 ��He scratches out what he has written�А�I shall begin 

again from the place where my hero is wakened by the noise of the rain�察�

but what follows   must go。 This description of   a moonlight night is long 

and stilted。 Trigorin has worked out a process of his own�察�and descriptions 

are easy for him。 He writes that the neck of a broken bottle lying on the 

bank glittered in the moonlight�察�and that the shadows lay black under the 

mill´wheel。   There   you   have   a   moonlight   night   before   your   eyes�察  �but   I 

speak of the shimmering light�察�the twinkling stars�察�the distant sounds of a 

piano melting into the still and scented air�察�and the result is abominable。 

��A  pause�А  �The   conviction   is   gradually   forcing   itself   upon   me   that   good 

literature is not a question of forms new or old�察�but of ideas that must pour 

freely   from   the   author's   heart�察  �without   his   bothering   his   head   about   any 

forms   whatsoever。   ��A   knock   is   heard   at   the   window   nearest   the   table�А�

What   was   that�拭  。�He   looks   out   of   the   window�А  �I   can't   see   anything。   ��He 

opens the glass door and looks out into the garden�А�I heard some one run 

down   the   steps。   ��He   calls�А  �Who   is   there�拭  。�He   goes   out�察  �and   is   heard 

walking quickly along the terrace。 In a few minutes he comes back with 

NINA ZARIETCHNAYA�А�Oh�察�Nina�察�Nina� �

     NINA lays her head on TREPLIEFF'S breast and stifles her sobs。 

     TREPLIEFF。   ��Deeply   moved�А  �Nina�察  �Nina�   �It   is   youyou�   �I   felt   you 

would come�察�all day my heart has been aching for you。 ��He takes off her 

hat and cloak�А�My darling�察�my beloved has come back to me� �We mustn't 

cry�察�we mustn't cry。 

     NINA。 There is some one here。 



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     TREPLIEFF。 No one is here。 

     NINA。 Lock the door�察�some one might come。 

     TREPLIEFF。 No one will come in。 

     NINA。 I know your mother is here。 Lock the door。 

     TREPLIEFF locks the door on the right and comes back to NINA。 

     TREPLIEFF。 There is no lock on that one。 I shall put a chair against it。 

��He puts an arm´chair against the door�А�Don't be frightened�察�no one shall 

come in。 

     NINA。 ��Gazing intently into his face�А�Let me look at you。 ��She looks 

about her�А�It is warm and comfortable in here。 This used to be a sitting´ 

room。 Have I changed much�拭�

     TREPLIEFF。 Yes�察  �you   have   grown   thinner�察  �and   your   eyes   are   larger 

than they were。 Nina�察�it seems so strange to see you� �Why didn't you let 

me go to you�拭�Why didn't you come sooner to me�拭�You have been here 

nearly a week�察�I know。 I have been several times each day to where you 

live�察�and have stood like a beggar beneath your window。 

     NINA。 I was afraid you might hate me。 I dream every night that you 

look at me without recognising me。 I have been wandering about on the 

shores   of   the   lake   ever   since   I   came   back。   I   have   often   been   near   your 

house�察�but I have never had the courage to come in。 Let us sit down。 ��They 

sit down�А�Let us sit down and talk our hearts out。 It is so quiet and warm in 

here。 Do you hear the wind whistling outside�拭�As Turgenieff says�察 �Happy 

is he   who   can   sit   at   night   under   the   roof   of   his   home�察 �who   has   a   warm 

corner in which to take refuge。; I am a sea´gulland yetno。 ��She passes 

her hand across her forehead�А�What was I saying�拭�Oh�察�yes�察�Turgenieff。 He 

says�察 �and God help all houseless wanderers。; ��She sobs。�А�

     TREPLIEFF。 Nina� �You are crying again�察�Nina� �

     NINA。 It is all right。 I shall feel better after this。 I have not cried for 

two years。 I went into the garden last night to see if our old theatre were 

still standing。 I see it is。 I wept there for the first time in two years�察�and my 

heart   grew   lighter�察  �and   my   soul   saw   more   clearly   again。   See�察  �I   am   not 

crying now。 ��She takes his hand in hers�А�So you are an author now�察�and I 

am an actress。 We have both been sucked into the whirlpool。 My life used 

to be as happy as a child's�察�I used to wake singing in the morning�察�I loved 



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you and dreamt of fame�察�and what is the reality�拭�To´morrow morning early 

I must start for Eltz by train in a third´class carriage�察�with a lot of peasants�察�

and at Eltz the educated trades´people will pursue me with compliments。 It 

is a rough life。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Why are you going to Eltz�拭�

     NINA。 I have accepted an engagement there for the winter。 It is time 

for me to go。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Nina�察�I have cursed you�察�and hated you�察�and torn up your 

photograph�察�and yet I have known every minute of my life that my heart 

and   soul   were   yours   for   ever。   To   cease   from   loving   you   is   beyond   my 

power。 I have suffered continually from the time I lost you and began to 

write�察�and my life has been almost unendurable。 My youth was suddenly 

plucked   from   me   then�察  �and   I   seem   now   to   have   lived   in   this   world   for 

ninety years。 I have called out to you�察�I have kissed the ground you walked 

on�察�wherever I looked I have seen your face before my eyes�察�and the smile 

that had illumined for me the best years of my life。 

     NINA。 ��Despairingly�А�Why�察�why does he talk to me like this�拭�

     TREPLIEFF。 I am quite alone�察�unwarmed by any attachment。 I am as 

cold as if I were living in a cave。 Whatever I write is dry and gloomy and 

harsh。 Stay here�察�Nina�察�I beseech you�察�or else let me go away with you。 

     NINA quickly puts on her coat and hat。 

     TREPLIEFF。   Nina�察  �why   do   you   do   that�拭  �For   God's   sake�察  �Nina�   。�He 

watches her as she dresses。 A pause。�А�

     NINA。 My  carriage is at   the gate。   Do not   come   out to see   me   off。   I 

shall find the way alone。 ��Weeping�А�Let me have some water。 

     TREPLIEFF hands her a glass of water。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Where are you going�拭�

     NINA。 Back to the village。 Is your mother here�拭�

     TREPLIEFF。 Yes�察 �my uncle fell ill on Thursday�察�and we telegraphed 

for her to come。 

     NINA。 Why do you say that you have kissed the ground I walked on�拭�

You should kill   me   rather。  ��She bends   over  the table�А �I am  so   tired。  If  I 

could only restrest。 ��She raises her head�А�I am a sea´gullnono�察�I am an 

actress。 ��She hears ARKADINA and TRIGORIN laughing in the distance�察�



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runs to the door on the left and looks through the keyhole�А�He is there too。 

��She goes back to TREPLIEFF�А�Ah�察�wellno matter。 He does not believe 

in   the   theatre�察  �he   used   to   laugh   at   my   dreams�察  �so   that   little   by   little   I 

became down´hearted and ceased to believe in it too。 Then came all the 

cares of love�察�the continual anxiety about my little one�察�so that I soon grew 

trivial and spiritless�察�and played my parts without meaning。 1 never knew 

what to do with my hands�察�and I could not walk properly or control my 

voice。 You cannot imagine the state of mind of one who knows as he goes 

through a play how terribly badly he is acting。 I am a sea´gullnono�察�that 

is not wha t I meant to say。 Do you remember how you shot a seagull once�拭�

A man chanced to pass that way and destroyed it out of idleness。 That is
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