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from the Eiffel Tower that was about to crush him by its vulgarity。 

     SORIN。 But we can't do without a theatre。 

     TREPLIEFF。 No�察�but we must have it under a new form。 If we can't do 

that�察  �let   us   rather   not   have   it   at   all。   ��Looking   at   his   watch�А  �I   love   my 

mother�察�I love her devotedly�察�but I think she leads a stupid life。 She always 

has this man of letters of hers on her mind�察�and the newspapers are always 

frightening      her   to  death�察   �and   I  am    tired  of   it。  Plain�察 �human      egoism 

sometimes   speaks   in   my  heart�察  �and   I   regret   that   my  mother   is   a   famous 

actress。 If she were an ordinary woman I think I should be a happier man。 

What could be more intolerable and foolish than my position�察�Uncle�察�when 

I   find   myself     the  only    nonentity     among     a   crowd    of   her   guests�察   �all 

celebrated authors and artists�拭�I feel that they only endure me because I 

am her son。  Personally I am  nothing�察�nobody。 I  pulled through my  third 



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year at college by the skin of my teeth�察�as they say。 I have neither money 

nor brains�察�and on my passport you may read that I am simply a citizen of 

Kiev。    So   was   my    father�察 �but   he  was    a  well´known      actor。  When     the 

celebrities that frequent my mother's drawing´room deign to notice me at 

all�察�I know they only look at me to measure my insignificance�察�I read their 

thoughts�察�and suffer from humiliation。 

     SORIN。 Tell me�察�by the way�察�what is Trigorin like�拭�I can't understand 

him�察�he is always so silent。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Trigorin is clever�察�simple�察�well´mannered�察�and a little�察�I 

might     say�察 �melancholic     in  disposition。    Though     still  under  forty�察 �he   is 

surfeited   with   praise。   As   for   his   stories�察  �they   arehow   shall   I   put   it�拭�

pleasing�察�full of talent�察�but if you have read Tolstoi or Zola you somehow 

don't enjoy Trigorin。 

     SORIN。 Do you know�察�my boy�察�I like literary men。 I once passionately 

desired two things�此�to marry�察�and to become an author。 I have succeeded in 

neither。 It must be pleasant to be even an insignificant author。 

     TREPLIEFF。   ��Listening�А  �I   hear   footsteps�   。�He   embraces   his   uncle�А  �I 

cannot live without her�察�even the sound of her footsteps is music to me。 I 

am madly happy。 ��He goes quickly to meet NINA�察�who comes in at that 

moment�А�My enchantress� �My girl of dreams� �

     NINA。 ��Excitedly�А�It can't be that I am late�拭�No�察�I am not late。 

     TREPLIEFF。 ��Kissing her hands�А�No�察�no�察�no� �

     NINA。 I have been in a fever all day�察�I was so afraid my father would 

prevent my coming�察�but he and my stepmother have just gone driving。 The 

sky is clear�察�the moon is rising。 How I hurried to get here� �How I urged my 

horse to go faster and faster� 。�Laughing�А�I am _so_ glad to see you� 。�She 

shakes hands with SORIN。�А�

     SORIN。 Oho� �Your eyes look as if you had been crying。 You mustn't 

do that。 

     NINA。 It is nothing�察�nothing。 Do let us hurry。 I must go in half an hour。 

No�察�no�察�for heaven's sake do not urge me to stay。 My father doesn't know I 

am here。 

     TREPLIEFF。 As a matter of fact�察�it is time to begin now。 I must call 

the audience。 



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     SORIN。 Let me call themand allI am going this minute。 ��He goes 

toward the right�察�begins to sing ;The Two Grenadiers�察─�then stops。�А�I was 

singing that once when a fellow´lawyer said to me�此 �You have a powerful 

voice�察�sir。; Then he thought a moment and added�察 �But it is a disagreeable 

one� ─。�He goes out laughing。�А�

    NINA。 My father and his wife never will let me come here�察�they call 

this place Bohemia and are afraid I shall become an actress。 But this lake 

attracts me as it does the gulls。 My heart is full of you。 ��She glances about 

her。�А�

    TREPLIEFF。 We are alone。 

    NINA。 Isn't that some one over there�拭�

    TREPLIEFF。 No。 ��They kiss one another。�А�

    NINA。 What is that tree�拭�

    TREPLIEFF。 An elm。 

    NINA。 Why does it look so dark�拭�

    TREPLIEFF。 It is evening�察�everything looks dark now。 Don't go away 

early�察�I implore you。 

    NINA。 I must。 

    TREPLIEFF。 What if I were to follow you�察�Nina�拭�I shall stand in your 

garden all night with my eyes on your window。 

    NINA。 That would be impossible�察�the watchman would see you�察�and 

Treasure is not used to you yet�察�and would bark。 

    TREPLIEFF。 I love you。 

    NINA。 Hush� �

    TREPLIEFF。   ��Listening   to   approaching   footsteps�А �Who   is   that�拭  �Is   it 

you�察�Jacob�拭�

    JACOB。 ��On the stage�А�Yes�察�sir。 

    TREPLIEFF。 To your places then。 The moon is rising�察�the play must 

commence。 

    NINA。 Yes�察�sir。 

    TREPLIEFF。 Is the alcohol ready�拭�Is the sulphur ready�拭�There must be 

fumes of sulphur in the air when the red eyes shine out。 ��To NINA�А�Go�察�

now�察�everything is ready。 Are you nervous�拭�

    NINA。 Yes�察�very。 I am not so much afraid of your mother as I am of 



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Trigorin。 I am terrified and ashamed to act before him�察�he is so famous。 Is 

he young�拭�

     TREPLIEFF。 Yes。 

     NINA。 What beautiful stories he writes� �

     TREPLIEFF。 ��Coldly�А�I have never read any of them�察�so I can't say。 

     NINA。 Your play is very hard to act�察�there are no living characters in 

it。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Living characters� �Life must be represented not as it is�察�

but as it ought to be�察�as it appears in dreams。 

     NINA。 There is so little action�察�it seems more like a recitation。 I think 

love should always come into every play。 

     NINA   and   TREPLIEFF   go   up   onto   the   little   stage�察  �PAULINA   and 

DORN come in。 

     PAULINA。 It is getting damp。 Go back and put on your goloshes。 

     DORN。 I am quite warm。 

     PAULINA。        You    never    will  take   care   of  yourself�察   �you   are   quite 

obstinate about it�察�and yet you are a doctor�察�and know quite well that damp 

air is bad for you。 You like to see me suffer�察�that's what it is。 You sat out on 

the terrace all yesterday evening on purpose。 

     DORN。 ��Sings�А�

         ;Oh�察�tell me not that youth is wasted。; 

     PAULINA。   You   were   so   enchanted   by   the   conversation   of   Madame 

Arkadina that you did not even notice the cold。 Confess that you admire 

her。 

     DORN。 I am fifty´five years old。 

     PAULINA。 A  trifle。   That   is   not   old   for   a   man。   You   have   kept   your 

looks magnificently�察�and women still like you。 

     DORN。 What are you trying to tell me�拭�

     PAULINA。 You   men   are   all   ready   to   go   down   on   your   knees   to   an 

actress�察�all of you。 

     DORN。 ��Sings�А�

         ;Once more I stand before thee。; 

     It   is   only   right   that   artists   should   be   made   much   of   by   society   and 

treated differently from�察�let us say�察�merchants。 It is a kind of idealism。 



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    PAULINA。   When   women   have   loved   you   and   thrown   themselves   at 

your head�察�has that been idealism�拭�

    DORN。 ��Shrugging his shoulders�А�I can't say。 There has been a great 

deal   that   was   admirable   in   my   relations   with   women。   In   me   they   liked�察�

above   all�察  �the   superior   doctor。   Ten   years   ago�察  �you   remember�察  �I   was   the 

only decent doctor they had in this part of the countryand then�察�I have 

always acted like a man of honour。 

    PAULINA。 ��Seizes his hand�А�Dearest� �

    DORN。 Be quiet� �Here they come。 

    ARKADINA           comes     in   on    SORIN'S      arm�察   �also    TRIGORIN�察�

SHAMRAEFF�察�MEDVIEDENKO�察�and MASHA。 

     SHAMRAEFF。 She acted most beautifully at the Poltava Fair in 1873�察�

she was really magnificent。 But tell me�察�too�察�where Tchadin the comedian 

is now�拭�He was inimitable as Rasplueff�察�better than Sadofski。 Where is he 

now�拭�

    ARKADINA。 Don't ask me where all those antediluvians are� �I know 

nothing about them。 ��She sits down。�А�

     SHAMRAEFF。 ��Sighing�А�Pashka Tchadin� �There are none left like him。 

The stage is not what it was in his time。 There were sturdy oaks growing 

on it then�察�where now but stumps remain。 

    DORN。 It is true that we have few dazzling geniuses these days�察�but�察�

on the other hand�察�the average of acting is much higher。 

     SHAMRAEFF。 I cannot agree with you�察�however�察�that is a matter of 

taste�察�_de gustibus。_ 

    Enter TREPLIEFF from behind the stage。 

    ARKADINA。 When will the play begin�察�my dear boy�拭�

    TREPLIEFF。 In a moment。 I must ask you to have patience。 

    ARKADINA。 ��Quoting from Hamlet�А�My son�察�

       ;Thou turn'st mine eyes into my very soul�察            �And there I see such 

black grained spots         As will not leave their tinct。; 

     ��A horn is blown behind the stage。�А�

    TREPLIEFF。   Attention�察  �ladies   and   gentlemen�   �The   play   is   about   to 

begin。 ��A pause�А�I shall       commence。 ��He taps the door with a stick�察�and 

speaks in   a loud voice�А�O�察 �ye   time´honoured�察�ancient   mists that   drive  at 



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night   across the  surface  of this   lake�察  �blind   you   our  eyes   with   sleep�察  �and 

show us in our dreams that which will be in twice ten thousand years� �

     SORIN。 There won't be anything in twice ten thousand years。 

     TREPLIEFF。 Then let them now show us that nothingness。 

     ARKADINA。 Yes�察�let themwe are asleep。 

     The curtain rises。 A vist
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