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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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