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the open sideboard�А�Who left the sideboard open�拭�
SONIA。 Dr。 Astroff has just had supper。
HELENA。 There is some wine。 Let us seal our friendship。
SONIA。 Yes�察�let us。
HELENA。 Out of one glass。 ��She fills a wine´glass�А�So�察�we are friends�察�
are we�拭�
SONIA。 Yes。 ��They drink and kiss each other�А�I have long wanted to
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make friends�察�but somehow�察�I was ashamed to。 ��She weeps。�А�
HELENA。 Why are you crying�拭�
SONIA。 I don't know。 It is nothing。
HELENA。 There�察�there�察�don't cry。 ��She weeps�А�Silly� �Now I am crying
too。 ��A pause�А�You are angry with me because I seem to have married your
father for his money�察�but don't believe the gossip you hear。 I swear to you I
married him for love。 I was fascinated by his fame and learning。 I know
now that it was not real love�察�but it seemed real at the time。 I am innocent�察�
and yet your clever�察 �suspicious eyes have been punishing me for an
imaginary crime ever since my marriage。
SONIA。 Peace�察�peace� �Let us forget the past。
HELENA。 You must not look so at people。 It is not becoming to you。
You must trust people�察�or life becomes impossible。
SONIA。 Tell me truly�察�as a friend�察�are you happy�拭�
HELENA。 Truly�察�no。
SONIA。 I knew it。 One more question�此 �do you wish your husband
were young�拭�
HELENA。 What a child you are� �Of course I do。 Go on�察�ask something
else。
SONIA。 Do you like the doctor�拭�
HELENA。 Yes�察�very much indeed。
SONIA。 ��Laughing�А�I have a stupid face�察�haven't I�拭�He has just gone
out�察�and his voice is still in my ears�察�I hear his step�察�I see his face in the
dark window。 Let me say all I have in my heart� �But no�察�I cannot speak of
it so loudly。 I am ashamed。 Come to my room and let me tell you there。 I
seem foolish to you�察�don't I�拭�Talk to me of him。
HELENA。 What can I say�拭�
SONIA。 He is clever。 He can do everything。 He can cure the sick�察�and
plant woods。
HELENA。 It is not a question of medicine and woods�察�my dear�察�he is a
man of genius。 Do you know what that means�拭 �It means he is brave�察�
profound�察 �and of clear insight。 He plants a tree and his mind travels a
thousand years into the future�察�and he sees visions of the happiness of the
human race。 People like him are rare and should be loved。 What if he does
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drink and act roughly at times�拭 �A man of genius cannot be a saint in
Russia。 There he lives�察 �cut off from the world by cold and storm and
endless roads of bottomless mud�察�surrounded by a rough people who are
crushed by poverty and disease�察 �his life one continuous struggle�察 �with
never a day's respite�察�how can a man live like that for forty years and keep
himself sober and unspotted�拭。�Kissing SONIA�А�I wish you happiness with
all my heart�察�you deserve it。 ��She gets up�А�As for me�察�I am a worthless�察�
futile woman。 I have always been futile�察�in music�察�in love�察�in my husband's
housein a word�察�in everything。 When you come to think of it�察�Sonia�察�I am
really very�察�very unhappy。 ��Walks excitedly up and down�А�Happiness can
never exist for me in this world。 Never。 Why do you laugh�拭�
SONIA。 ��Laughing and covering her face with her hands�А �I am so
happy�察�so happy� �
HELENA。 I want to hear music。 I might play a little。
SONIA。 Oh�察 �do�察 �do� 。�She embraces her�А �I could not possibly go to
sleep now。 Do play� �
HELENA。 Yes�察�I will。 Your father is still awake。 Music irritates him
when he is ill�察�but if he says I may�察�then I shall play a little。 Go�察�Sonia�察�and
ask him。
SONIA。 Very well。
��She goes out。 The WATCHMAN'S rattle is heard in the garden。�А�
HELENA。 It is long since I have heard music。 And now�察�I shall sit and
play�察 �and weep like a fool。 ��Speaking out of the window�А �Is that you
rattling out there�察�Ephim�拭�
VOICE OF THE WATCHMAN。 It is I。
HELENA。 Don't make such a noise。 Your master is ill。
VOICE OF THE WATCHMAN。 I am going away this minute。
��Whistles a tune。�А�
SONIA。 ��Comes back�А�He says�察�no。
The curtain falls。 ACT III
The drawing´room of SEREBRAKOFF'S house。 There are three doors�此�
one to the right�察 �one to the left�察 �and one in the centre of the room。
VOITSKI and SONIA are sitting down。 HELENA is walking up and down�察�
absorbed in thought。
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VOITSKI。 We were asked by the professor to be here at one o'clock。
��Looks at his watch�А �It is now a quarter to one。 It seems he has some
communication to make to the world。
HELENA。 Probably a matter of business。
VOITSKI。 He never had any business。 He writes twaddle�察�grumbles�察�
and eats his heart out with jealousy�察�that's all he does。
SONIA。 ��Reproachfully�А�Uncle� �
VOITSKI。 All right。 I beg your pardon。 ��He points to HELENA�А�Look
at her。 Wandering up and down from sheer idleness。 A sweet picture�察�
really。
HELENA。 I wonder you are not bored�察 �droning on in the same key
from morning till night。 ��Despairingly�А �I am dying of this tedium。 What
shall I do�拭�
SONIA。 ��Shrugging her shoulders�А�There is plenty to do if you would。
HELENA。 For instance�拭�
SONIA。 You could help run this place�察�teach the children�察�care for the
sickisn't that enough�拭 �Before you and papa came�察 �Uncle Vanya and I
used to go to market ourselves to deal in flour。
HELENA。 I don't know anything about such things�察�and besides�察�they
don't interest me。 It is only in novels that women go out and teach and heal
the peasants�察�how can I suddenly begin to do it�拭�
SONIA。 How can you live here and not do it�拭�Wait awhile�察�you will
get used to it all。 ��Embraces her�А �Don't be sad�察 �dearest。 ��Laughing�А�You
feel miserable and restless�察 �and can't seem to fit into this life�察 �and your
restlessness is catching。 Look at Uncle Vanya�察 �he does nothing now but
haunt you like a shadow�察�and I have left my work to´day to come here and
talk with you。 I am getting lazy�察�and don't want to go on with it。 Dr。 Astroff
hardly ever used to come here�察�it was all we could do to persuade him to
visit us once a month�察 �and now he has abandoned his forestry and his
practice�察�and comes every day。 You must be a witch。
VOITSKI。 Why should you languish here�拭 �Come�察 �my dearest�察 �my
beauty�察�be sensible� �The blood of a Nixey runs in your veins。 Oh�察�won't
you let yourself be one�拭�Give your nature the reins for once in your life�察�
fall head over ears in love with some other water sprite and plunge down
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head first into a deep pool�察�so that the Herr Professor and all of us may
have our hands free again。
HELENA。 ��Angrily�А�Leave me alone� �How cruel you are� 。�She tries to
go out。�А�
VOITSKI。 ��Preventing her�А�There�察�there�察�my beauty�察�I apologise。 ��He
kisses her hand�А�Forgive me。
HELENA。 Confess that you would try the patience of an angel。
VOITSKI。 As a peace offering I am going to fetch some flowers which
I picked for you this morning�此 �some autumn roses�察 �beautiful�察 �sorrowful
roses。 ��He goes out。�А�
SONIA。 Autumn roses�察�beautiful�察�sorrowful roses� �
��She and HELENA stand looking out of the window。�А�
HELENA。 September already� �How shall we live through the long
winter here�拭。�A pause�А�Where is the doctor�拭�
SONIA。 He is writing in Uncle Vanya's room。 I am glad Uncle Vanya
has gone out�察�I want to talk to you about something。
HELENA。 About what�拭�
SONIA。 About what�拭�
��She lays her head on HELENA'S breast。�А�
HELENA。 ��Stroking her hair�А�There�察�there�察�that will do。 Don't�察�Sonia。
SONIA。 I am ugly� �
HELENA。 You have lovely hair。
SONIA。 Don't say that� 。�She turns to look at herself in the glass�А�No�察�
when a woman is ugly they always say she has beautiful hair or eyes。 I
have loved him now for six years�察�I have loved him more than one loves
one's mother。 I seem to hear him beside me every moment of the day。 I
feel the pressure of his hand on mine。 If I look up�察 �I seem to see him
coming�察�and as you see�察�I run to you to talk of him。 He is here every day
now�察�but he never looks at me�察�he does not notice my presence。 It is agony。
I have absolutely no hope�察�no�察�no hope。 Oh�察�my God� �Give me strength to
endure。 I prayed all last night。 I often go up to him and speak to him and
look into his eyes。 My pride is gone。 I am not mistress of myself。
Yesterday I told Uncle Vanya I couldn't control myself�察�and all the servants
know it。 Every one knows that I love him。
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HELENA。 Does he�拭�
SONIA。 No�察�he never notices me。
HELENA。 ��Thoughtfully�А�He is a strange man。 Listen�察�Sonia�察�will you
allow me to speak to him�拭�I shall be careful�察�only hint。 ��A pause�А�Really�察�to
be in uncertainty all these years� �Let me do it� �
SONIA nods an affirmative。
HELENA。 Splendid� �