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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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