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happy。 I belong to you now。 

     SORIN。 ��Sits down in his arm´chair�А�She looks lovely to´day。 

     ARKADINA。 Yes�察�she has put on her prettiest dress�察�and looks sweet。 

That was nice of   you。 ��She kisses   NINA�А�But we   mustn't praise her   too 

much�察�we shall spoil her。 Where is Trigorin�拭�

     NINA。 He is fishing off the wharf。 

     ARKADINA。 I wonder he isn't bored。 ��She begins to read again。�А�

     NINA。 What are you reading�拭�

     ARKADINA。 ;On the Water�察─�by Maupassant。 ��She reads a few lines 

to herself�А�But the rest is neither true nor interesting。 ��She lays down the 

book�А�I am uneasy about my son。 Tell me�察�what is the matter with him�拭�

Why is he so dull and depressed lately�拭�He spends all his days on the lake�察�

and I scarcely ever see him any more。 

     MASHA。         His   heart   is  heavy。    ��Timidly�察   �to   NINA�А    �Please    recite 

something from his play。 

     NINA。 ��Shrugging her shoulders�А�Shall I�拭�Is it so interesting�拭�

     MASHA。   ��With   suppressed   rapture�А�When   he   recites�察  �his   eyes   shine 

and   his   face   grows   pale。   His   voice   is   beautiful   and   sad�察  �and   he   has   the 

ways of a poet。 

     SORIN begins to snore。 



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     DORN。 Pleasant dreams� �

     ARKADINA。 Peter� �

     SORIN。 Eh�拭�

     ARKADINA。 Are you asleep�拭�

     SORIN。 Not a bit of it。 ��A pause。�А�

     ARKADINA。 You   don't   do   a   thing   for   your   health�察  �brother�察  �but   you 

really ought to。 

     DORN。 The idea of doing anything for one's health at sixty´five� �

     SORIN。 One still wants to live at sixty´five。 

     DORN。 ��Crossly�А�Ho� �Take some camomile tea。 

     ARKADINA。 I think a journey to some watering´place would be good 

for him。 

     DORN。 Why�察�yes�察�he might go as well as not。 

     ARKADINA。 You don't understand。 

     DORN。 There is nothing to understand in this case�察�it is quite clear。 

     MEDVIEDENKO。 He ought to give up smoking。 

     SORIN。 What nonsense� 。�A pause。�А�

     DORN。       No�察  �that  is  not  nonsense。     Wine    and   tobacco    destroy   the 

individuality。 After   a   cigar   or   a   glass   of   vodka   you   are   no   longer   Peter 

Sorin�察�but Peter Sorin   plus somebody else。 Your   ego breaks in two�此  �you 

begin to think of yourself in the third person。 

     SORIN。 It is easy for you to condemn smoking and drinking�察�you have 

known what life is�察�but what about me�拭�I have served in the Department of 

Justice for twenty´eight years�察�but I have never lived�察�I have never had any 

experiences。      You   are  satiated   with   life�察 �and  that  is  why   you   have   an 

inclination for philosophy�察�but I want to live�察�and that is why I drink my 

wine for dinner and smoke cigars�察�and all。 

     DORN。 One must take life seriously�察�and to take a cure at sixty´five 

and   regret   that   one   did   not   have   more   pleasure   in   youth   is�察  �forgive   my 

saying so�察�trifling。 

     MASHA。   It   must   be   lunch´time。   ��She   walks   away   languidly�察  �with   a 

dragging step�А�My foot has gone to sleep。 

     DORN。 She is going to have a couple of drinks before lunch。 

     SORIN。 The poor soul is unhappy。 



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     DORN。 That is a trifle�察�your honour。 

     SORIN。 You   judge her like   a   man   who   has   obtained   all he   wants   in 

life。 

     ARKADINA。   Oh�察  �what   could   be   duller   than   this   dear   tedium  of   the 

country�拭     �The   air  is  hot  and    still�察 �nobody   does    anything    but   sit  and 

philosophise about life。 It is pleasant�察�my friends�察�to sit and listen to you 

here�察 �but   I   had   rather   a   thousand   times   sit   alone   in   the   room   of   a   hotel 

learning a role by heart。 

     NINA。 ��With enthusiasm�А�You are  quite right。 I understand how  you 

feel。 

     SORIN。 Of course it is pleasanter to live in town。 One can sit in one's 

library   with   a   telephone   at   one's   elbow�察  �no   one   comes   in   without   being 

first announced by the footman�察�the streets are full of cabs�察�and all´ 

     DORN。 ��Sings�А�

         ;Tell her�察�oh flowers´; 

     SHAMRAEFF comes in�察�followed by PAULINA。 

     SHAMRAEFF。            Here     they   are。   How      do   you     do�拭   。�He    kisses 

ARKADINA'S hand and then NINA'S�А�I am delighted to see you looking 

so well。 ��To ARKADINA�А�My wife tells me that you mean to go to town 

with her to´day。 Is that so�拭�

     ARKADINA。 Yes�察�that is what I had planned to do。 

     SHAMRAEFF。   Hmthat   is   splendid�察  �but   how   do   you   intend   to   get 

there�察�madam�拭�We are hauling rye to´day�察�and all the men are busy。 What 

horses would you take�拭�

     ARKADINA。   What   horses�拭  �How   do   I   know   what   horses   we   shall 

have�拭�

     SORIN。 Why�察�we have the carriage horses。 

     SHAMRAEFF。           The    carriage   horses�    �And    where    am   I  to  find  the 

harness for them�拭�This is astonishing� �My dear madam�察�I have the greatest 

respect for your talents�察�and would gladly sacrifice ten years of my life for 

you�察�but I cannot let you have any horses to´day。 

     ARKADINA。 But if I must go to town�拭�What an extraordinary state of 

affairs� �

     SHAMRAEFF。 You do not know�察�madam�察�what it is to run a farm。 



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     ARKADINA。 ��In a burst of anger�А�That is an old story� �Under these 

circumstances I shall go back to Moscow this very day。 Order a carriage 

for me from the village�察�or I shall go to the station on foot。 

     SHAMRAEFF。 ��losing his temper�А�Under these circumstances I resign 

my position。 You must find yourself another manager。 ��He goes out。�А�

     ARKADINA。 It is like this every summer�此�every summer I am insulted 

here。 I shall never set foot here again。 

     She goes out to the left�察�in the direction of the wharf。 In a few minutes 

she   is   seen   entering   the   house�察  �followed   by   TRIGORIN�察  �who   carries   a 

bucket and fishing´rod。 

     SORIN。   ��Losing       his   temper�А  �What     the  deuce   did   he   mean    by   his 

impudence�拭�I want all the horses brought here at once� �

     NINA。   ��To   PAULINA�А  �How   could   he   refuse   anything   to   Madame 

Arkadina�察  �the   famous   actress�拭  �Is   not   every  wish�察  �every  caprice   even�察  �of 

hers�察�more important than any farm work�拭�This is incredible。 

     PAULINA。   ��In   despair�А �What   can   I   do   about   it�拭  �Put   yourself   in   my 

place and tell me what I can do。 

     SORIN。 ��To NINA�А�Let us go and find my sister�察�and all beg her not to 

go。 ��He looks in the direction in which SHAMRAEFF went out�А�That man 

is insufferable�察�a regular tyrant。 

     NINA。  ��Preventing   him  from  getting   up�А  �Sit still�察 �sit still�察 �and let   us 

wheel you。 ��She and MEDVIEDENKO push the chair before them�А�This is 

terrible� �

     SORIN。 Yes�察�yes�察�it is terrible�察�but he won't leave。 I shall have a talk 

with him in a moment。 ��They go out。 Only DORN and PAULINA are left。�А�

     DORN。 How tiresome people are� �Your husband deserves to be thrown 

out of here neck and crop�察�but it will all end by this old granny Sorin and 

his sister asking the man's pardon。 See if it doesn't。 

     PAULINA。 He has sent the carriage horses into the fields too。 These 

misunderstandings occur every day。 If you only knew how they excite me� �

I   am   ill�察  �see�   �I   am   trembling   all   over�   �I   cannot   endure   his   rough   ways。 

��Imploringly�А�Eugene�察�my darling�察�my beloved�察�take me to you。 Our time 

is short�察�we are no longer young�察�let us end deception and concealment�察�

even though it is only at the end of our lives。 ��A pause。�А�



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    DORN。 I am fifty´five years old。 It is too late now for me to change 

my ways of living。 

    PAULINA。 I know that you refuse me because there are other women 

who are near to you�察�and you cannot take everybody。 I understand。 Excuse 

meI see I am only bothering you。 

    NINA is seen near the house picking a bunch of flowers。 

    DORN。 No�察�it is all right。 

    PAULINA。 I am tortured by jealousy。 Of course you are a doctor and 

cannot escape from women。 I understand。 

    DORN。 ��TO NINA�察�who comes toward him�А�How are things in there�拭�

    NINA。 Madame Arkadina is crying�察�and Sorin is having an attack of 

asthma。 

    DORN。 Let us go and give them both some camomile tea。 

    NINA。 ��Hands him the bunch of flowers�А�Here are some flowers for 

you。 

    DORN。 Thank you。 ��He goes into the house。�А�

    PAULINA。 ��Following him�А�What pretty flowers� 。�As they reach the 

house she says in a low voice�А�Give me those flowers� �Give them to me� �

    DORN hands her the flowers�察�she tears them to pieces and flings them 

away。 They both go into the house。 

    NINA。 ��Alone�А�How strange to see a famous actress weeping�察�and for 

such a trifle� �Is it not strange�察�too�察�that a famous author should sit fishing 

all   day�拭 �He   is   the   idol   of   the   public�察  �the   papers   are   full   of   him�察  �his 

photograph   is   for   sale   everywhere�察  �his   works   have   been   translated   into 

many foreign languages�察�and yet he is overjoyed if he catches a couple of 

minnows。      I  always   thought    famous    people   were    distant  and   proud�察  �I 

thought they  despised the  common   crowd   which   exalts   riches   and   birth�察�

and   aveng   ed   themselves   on   it   by   dazzling   it   with   the   inextinguishable 

honour and glory of their fame。 But here I see them weeping and playing 

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