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     NINA。 I must go。 Good´bye。 

     ARKADINA。 Where to�拭�Where must you go so early�拭�We shan't allow 

it。 

     NINA。 My father is waiting for me。 

     ARKADINA。 How cruel he is�察�really。  ��They kiss each other�А�Then   I 

suppose we can't keep you�察�but it is very hard indeed to let you go。 

     NINA。 If you only knew how hard it is for me to leave you all。 

     ARKADINA。 Somebody must see you home�察�my pet。 

     NINA。 ��Startled�А�No�察�no� �

     SORIN。 ��Imploringly�А�Don't go� �

     NINA。 I must。 

     SORIN。 Stay just one hour more�察�and all。 Come now�察�really�察�you know。 

     NINA。 ��Struggling against her desire to stay�察�through her tears�А�No�察�no�察�

I can't。 ��She shakes hands with him and quickly goes out。�А�

     ARKADINA。 An unlucky girl� �They say that her mother left the whole 

of   an   immense   fortune   to   her   husband�察  �and   now   the   child   is   penniless 

because the father has already willed everything away to his second wife。 

It is pitiful。 

     DORN。 Yes�察�her papa is a perfect beast�察�and I don't mind saying soit 

is what he deserves。 

     SORIN。 ��Rubbing his chilled hands�А�Come�察�let us go in�察�the night is 

damp�察�and my legs are aching。 

     ARKADINA。 Yes�察  �you   act   as   if   they   were   turned   to   stone�察  �you   can 

hardly move them。 Come�察�you unfortunate old man。 ��She takes his arm。�А�

     SHAMRAEFF。 ��Offering his arm to his wife�А�Permit me�察�madame。 



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     SORIN。      I  hear   that  dog   howling     again。   Won't   you    please   have   it 

unchained�察�Shamraeff�拭�

     SHAMRAEFF。 No�察�I really can't�察�sir。 The granary is full of millet�察�and 

I   am   afraid   thieves   might   break   in   if   the   dog   were   not   there。   ��Walking 

beside MEDVIEDENKO�А�Yes�察�a whole octave lower�此 �Bravo�察�Silva� ─�and 

he wasn't a singer either�察�just a simple church cantor。 

     MEDVIEDENKO。 What salary does the church pay its singers�拭。�All 

go out except DORN。�А�

     DORN。 I may have lost my judgment and my wits�察�but I must confess 

I liked that play。 There  was something in it。 When the girl spoke of  her 

solitude   and   the   Devil's   eyes   gleamed   across   the   lake�察  �I   felt   my   hands 

shaking with excitement。 It was so fresh and naive。 But here he comes�察�let 

me say something pleasant to him。 

     TREPLIEFF comes in。 

     TREPLIEFF。 All gone already�拭�

     DORN。 I am here。 

     TREPLIEFF。   Masha   has   been   yelling   for   me   all   over   the   park。   An 

insufferable creature。 

     DORN。 Constantine�察�your play delighted me。 It was strange�察�of course�察�

and I did not hear the end�察�but it made a deep impression on me。 You have 

a great deal of talent�察�and must persevere in your work。 

     TREPLIEFF   seizes   his   hand   and   squeezes   it   hard�察  �then   kisses   him 

impetuously。 

     DORN。   Tut�察  �tut�   �how   excited   you   are。   Your   eyes   are   full   of   tears。 

Listen to me。 You chose your subject in the realm of abstract thought�察�and 

you   did   quite   right。 A  work of   art   should invariably  embody  some   lofty 

idea。 Only that which is seriously meant can ever be beautiful。 How pale 

you are� �

     TREPLIEFF。 So you advise me to persevere�拭�

     DORN。 Yes�察�but use your talent to express only deep and eternal truths。 

I   have   led   a   quiet   life�察  �as   you   know�察  �and   am   a   contented   man�察  �but   if   I 

should     ever   experience     the   exaltation    that  an   artist  feels  during    his 

moments of creation�察�I think I should spurn this material envelope of my 

soul and everything connected with it�察�and should soar away into heights 



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above this earth。 

    TREPLIEFF。 I beg your pardon�察�but where is Nina�拭�

    DORN。       And   yet   another   thing�此 �every   work    of  art  should   have   a 

definite object in view。 You should know why you are writing�察�for if you 

follow   the   road   of   art   without   a   goal   before   your   eyes�察  �you   will   lose 

yourself�察�and your genius will be your ruin。 

    TREPLIEFF。 ��Impetuously�А�Where is Nina�拭�

    DORN。 She has gone home。 

    TREPLIEFF。 ��In despair�А�Gone home�拭�What shall I do�拭�I want to see 

her�察�I must see her� �I shall follow her。 

    DORN。 My dear boy�察�keep quiet。 

    TREPLIEFF。 I am going。 I must go。 

    MASHA comes in。 

    MASHA。 Your mother wants you to come in�察�Mr。 Constantine。 She is 

waiting for you�察�and is very uneasy。 

    TREPLIEFF。 Tell her I have gone away。 And for heaven's sake�察�all of 

you�察�leave me alone� �Go away� �Don't follow me about� �

    DORN。 Come�察�come�察�old chap�察�don't act like this�察�it isn't kind at all。 

    TREPLIEFF。 ��Through his tears�А�Good´bye�察�doctor�察�and thank you。 

    TREPLIEFF goes out。 

    DORN。 ��Sighing�А�Ah�察�youth�察�youth� �

    MASHA。 It is always ;Youth�察�youth�察─�when there is nothing else to be 

said。 

     She takes snuff。 DORN takes the snuff´box out of her hands and flings 

it into the bushes。 

    DORN。 Don't do that�察�it is horrid。 ��A pause�А�I hear music in the house。 

I must go in。 

    MASHA。 Wait a moment。 

    DORN。 What do you want�拭�

    MASHA。 Let me tell you again。 I feel like talking。 ��She grows more 

and more excited�А�I do not love my father�察�but my heart turns to you。 For 

some   reason�察  �I   feel   with   all   my  soul   that   you   are   near   to   me。   Help   me� �

Help me�察�or I shall do something foolish and mock at my life�察�and ruin it。 I 

am at the end of my strength。 



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     DORN。 What is the matter�拭�How can I help you�拭�

     MASHA。   I   am   in   agony。   No   one�察  �no   one   can   imagine   how   I   suffer。 

��She lays her head on his shoulder and speaks softly�А�I love Constantine。 

     DORN。 Oh�察  �how   excitable   you   all   are� �And   how   much   love there   is 

about this lake of spells� 。�Tenderly�А�But what can I do for you�察�my child�拭�

What�拭�What�拭�



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     The curtain falls。 



                                       ACT II 



     The    lawn    in  front   of  SORIN'S      house。    The    house   stands    in  the 

background�察�on   a broad terrace。 The lake�察  �brightly  reflecting   the   rays   of 

the sun�察�lies to the left。 There are flower´beds here and there。 It is noon�察�

the day is hot。 ARKADINA�察�DORN�察�and MASHA are sitting on a bench 

on   the   lawn�察  �in   the   shade   of   an   old   linden。   An   open   book   is   lying   on 

DORN'S knees。 

     ARKADINA。 ��To MASHA�А�Come�察�get up。 ��They both get up�А�Stand 

beside me。 You are twenty´two and I am almost twice your age。 Tell me�察�

Doctor�察�which of us is the younger looking�拭�

     DORN。 You are�察�of course。 

     ARKADINA。 You see� �Now why is it�拭�Because I work�察�my heart and 

mind   are   always   busy�察  �whereas   you   never   move   off   the   same   spot。 You 

don't   live。   It   is   a   maxim   of   mine   never   to   look   into   the   future。   I   never 

admit the thought of old age or death�察�and just accept what comes to me。 

     MASHA。 I feel as if I had been in the world a thousand years�察�and I 

trail my life behind me like an endless scarf。 Often I have no desire to live 

at   all。   Of   course   that   is   foolish。   One   ought   to   pull   oneself   together   and 

shake off such nonsense。 

     DORN。 ��Sings softly�А�

         ;Tell her�察�oh flowers; 

     ARKADINA。          And     then   I  keep   myself    as   correct´looking     as   an 

Englishman。   I   am   always   well´groomed�察  �as   the   saying   is�察  �and   carefully 

dressed�察�with my hair neatly arranged。 Do you think I should ever permit 

myself to leave the house half´dressed�察�with untidy hair�拭�Certainly not� �I 

have   kept   my   looks   by   never   letting   myself   slump   as   some   women   do。 

��She puts her arms akimbo�察�and walks up and down on the lawn�А�See me�察�

tripping on tiptoe like a fifteen´year´old girl。 

     DORN。 I see。 Nevertheless�察�I shall continue my reading。 ��He takes up 

his book�А�Let me see�察�we had come to the grain´dealer and the rats。 

     ARKADINA。 And the  rats。 Go   on。 ��She sits  down�А�No�察 �give me   the 

book�察�it is my turn to read。 ��She takes the book and looks for the place�А�



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And the rats。 Ah�察�here it is。 ��She reads�А �It is as dangerous for society to 

attract   and   indulge  authors   as   it   is   for  grain´dealers   to   raise  rats in   their 

granaries。 Yet society loves authors。 And so�察�when a woman has found one 

whom she wishes to make her own�察�she lays siege to him by indulging and 

flattering   him。;   That   may   be   so   in   France�察  �but   it   certainly   is   not   so   in 

Russia。 We do not carry out a programme like that。 With us�察�a woman is 

usually head over ears in love with an author before she attempts to lay 

siege to him。 You have an example before your eyes�察�in me and Trigorin。 

     SORIN       comes     in   leaning    on   a   cane�察  �with    NINA     beside    him。 

MEDVIEDENKO follows�察�pushing an arm´chair。 

     SORIN。   ��In   a   caressing   voice�察  �as   if   speaking   to   a   child�А  �So   we   are 

happy   now�察  �eh�拭  �We   are   enjoying   ourselves   to´day�察  �are   we�拭  �Father   and 

stepmother have gone away to Tv er�察�and we are free for three whole days� �

     NINA。   ��Sits   down   beside   ARKADINA�察  �and   embraces   her�А  �I   am   so 

happy。 I belong to you now。 

     SORIN。 ��Sits down in
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