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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PROTOSOVS' FLAT 9 ,MOSC[4 ,! SC5E REPRES5TS A SMALL D9+ ROOM4 ,A,N,N,A ,P,A,V,L,O,V,N,A1 A /\T1 GRAY-HAIR$ LADY1 TI<TLY LAC$1 IS SITT+ ALONE AT ! TEA-TABLE ON :I* IS A SAMOV>4 

,5T] ,N,U,R,S,E C>RY+ A TEA-POT4 

,NURSE 75T]S ,R4 ,I1 OV] TO TABLE ,C474 ,PLEASE1 ,MADAM1 MAY ,I HAVE SOME WAT]8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 7SITT+ ,R4 ( TABLE ,C474 ,C]TA9LY4 ,H[ IS ! BABY N[8 

,NURSE4 ,OH1 RE/LESS1 FRETT+ ALL ! TIME4 ,!RE'S NO?+ WORSE ?AN = A LADY TO NURSE H] *ILD4 ,%E HAS H] WORRIES & ! BABY SUFF]S = !M4 ,:AT SORT ( MILK C\LD %E HAVE1 NOT PEEP+ ALL NI<T1 & CRY+ & CRY+8 

.<,S,A,%,A 5T]S ,R4 ,I1 /ROLLS TO ,L4 ( TABLE ,C4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,BUT ,I ?\<T %E WAS MORE CALM N[8 

,NURSE4 ,F9E CALM6 ,IT MAKES ME SICK TO LOOK AT H]4 ,%E'S JU/ BE5 WRIT+ SOME?+ & CRY+ ALL ! TIME4 

,SA%A 7TO NURSE74 ,LISA'S LOOK+ = Y\4 

.<,SITS 9 *AIR ,L4 ( TABLE ,C4 

,NURSE4 ,I'M GO+4 

.<,EXITS ,R4 ,I4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,NURSE SAYS %E'S ALWAYS CRY+4 ,:Y CAN'T %E TRY & CALM H]SELF A LITTLE8 

,SA%A4 ,WELL1 REALLY1 ,MO!R1 Y\'RE AMAZ+4 ,H[ CAN Y\ EXPECT H] TO BEHAVE AS IF NO?+ HAD HAPP5$ :5 %E'S JU/ LEFT H] HUSB& & TAK5 H] BABY ) H]8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,WELL1 ,I DON'T EXACTLY1 BUT ?AT'S ALL OV]4 ,IF ,I APPROVE ( MY DAU<T]'S HAV+ LEFT H] HUSB&1 IF ,I'M EV] GLAD1 WELL1 Y\ MAY BE QUITE SURE HE DES]V$ IT4 ,%E HAS NO REASON TO BE MIS]ABLE--ON ! CONTR>Y1 %E \<T TO BE DELI<T$ AT BE+ FRE$ FROM SU* A WRET*4 

,SA%A4 ,MO!R6 ,:Y DO Y\ GO ON LIKE ?IS8 ,IT'S NOT ! TRU? & Y\ KN[ IT4 ,HE'S NOT A WRET*1 HE'S WOND]FUL4 ,YES1 9 SPITE ( ALL HIS WEAKNESS4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,I SUPPOSE Y\'D LIKE H] TO WAIT TILL HE'D SP5T EV]Y KOPEC !Y HAD1 & SMILE SWEETLY :5 BE BR\<T HIS GYPSY MI/RESSES HOME ) HIM4 

,SA%A4 ,HE HASN'T ANY MI/RESSES4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,!RE Y\ GO AGA94 ,:Y1 ! MAN'S SIMPLY BEWIT*$ Y\1 BUT ,I CAN SEE ?R\< HIM1 & HE KN[S IT4 ,IF ,I'D BE5 ,LISA1 ,I'D LEFT HIM A YE> AGO4 

,SA%A4 ,OH1 H[ EASILY Y\ SPEAK ( !SE S]I\S ?+S4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,NOT EASILY1 NOT EASILY AT ALL4 ,DO Y\ SUPPOSE IT'S AGREEABLE = ME TO HAVE MY DAU<T] ADMIT H] M>RIAGE A FAILURE8 ,BUT ANY?+'S BETT] ?AN = H] TO ?R[ AWAY H] LIFE 9 A LIE4 ,?ANK ,GOD1 %E'S MADE UP H] M9D TO F9I% ) HIM = GOOD4 

,SA%A4 ,MAYBE IT WON'T BE = GOOD4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,IT W\LD BE IF ONLY HE'D GIVE H] A DIVORCE4 

,SA%A4 ,TO :AT 5D8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,BECAUSE %E'S Y\NG & HAS ! RI<T TO LOOK = HAPP9ESS4 

,SA%A4 ,IT'S AWFUL TO LI/5 TO Y\4 ,H[ C\LD %E LOVE SOME ONE ELSE8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,:Y NOT8 ,!RE >E ?\S&S BETT] ?AN Y\R ,F$YA1 & !Y'D BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO M>RY ,LISA4 

,SA%A4 ,OH1 IT'S NOT NICE ( Y\4 ,I FEEL1 ,I CAN TELL1 Y\'RE ?9K+ AB\T ,VICTOR ,K>594 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,:Y NOT8 ,HE LOV$ H] = T5 YE>S1 & %E HIM1 ,I BELIEVE4 

,SA%A4 ,YES1 BUT %E DOESN'T LOVE HIM AS A HUSB&4 ,!Y GREW UP TOGE!R2 !Y'VE JU/ BE5 FRI5DS4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,AH1 ?OSE FRI5D%IPS6 ,H[ %\LD Y\ KN[ :AT KEEPS !M W>M6 ,IF ONLY !Y W]E BO? FREE6 

.<,5T] A ,M,A,I,D ,L4 ,U4 

,WELL8 

,MAID4 ,! PORT]'S JU/ COME BACK ) AN ANSW] TO ! NOTE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,:AT NOTE8 

,MAID4 ,! NOTE ,ELIZAVETA ,PROTOSOVA S5T TO ,VICTOR ,K>594 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,WELL8 ,:AT ANSW]8 

,MAID4 ,VICTOR ,K>59 TOLD ! PORT] HE'D BE H]E DIRECTLY4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,V]Y WELL4 

.<,M,A,I,D EXITS ,L4 ,U4 

.<,TO ,S,A,%,A4 

,:Y DO Y\ SUPPOSE %E S5T = HIM8 ,DO Y\ KN[8 

,SA%A4 ,MAYBE ,I DO & MAYBE ,I DON'T4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,Y\'RE ALWAYS SO FULL ( SECRETS4 

,SA%A4 ,ASK ,LISA1 %E'LL TELL Y\4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,JU/ AS ,I ?\<T6 ,%E S5T = HIM AT ONCE4 

,SA%A4 ,YES1 BUT MAYBE NOT = ! REASON Y\ ?9K4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,!N :AT =8 

,SA%A4 ,:Y1 ,MO!R1 ,LISA C>ES JU/ AB\T AS MU* = ,VICTOR ,K>59 AS %E DOES = H] OLD NURSE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,Y\'LL SEE4 ,%E WANTS CONSOLATION1 A SPECIAL SORT ( CONSOLATION4 

,SA%A4 ,REALLY1 IT %[S Y\ DON'T KN[ ,LISA AT ALL TO TALK LIKE ?IS4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,Y\'LL SEE4 ,SA%A4 ,YES1 ,I %ALL SEE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 7ALONE TO H]SELF74 ,& ,I AM V]Y GLAD4 ,I'M V]Y1 V]Y GLAD4 

.<,5T] ,M,A,I,D4 

,MAID4 ,VICTOR ,K>594 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,%[ HIM H]E & TELL Y\R MI/RESS4 

.<,M,A,I,D %[S 9 ,K,>,5,9 & EXITS DOOR ,R4 ,I4 

,K>59 7GOES ,C4 & /&S BEH9D TABLE ,C474 7,%AK+ H&S ) ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA47 ,ELIZAVETA ,&REYEVNA S5T ME A NOTE TO COME AT ONCE4 ,I %\LD HAVE BE5 H]E TO-NI<T ANYWAY4 ,H[ IS %E8 ,WELL1 ,I HOPE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,NOT V]Y4 ,! BABY HAS BE5 UPSET AGA94 ,H[EV]1 %E'LL BE H]E 9 A M9UTE4 ,WILL Y\ HAVE SOME TEA8 

,K>594 ,NO1 ?ANK Y\4 

.<,SITS *AIR ,R4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,TELL ME1 DO Y\ KN[ ?AT HE & %E--4 

,K>594 ,YES1 ,I WAS H]E TWO DAYS AGO :5 %E GOT ?IS LETT]4 ,IS %E POSITIVE N[ AB\T !IR SEP>AT+8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,OH1 ABSOLUTELY4 ,IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BEG9 IT ALL OV] AGA94 

,K>594 ,YES4 ,TO CUT 9TO LIV+ ?+S & !N DRAW BACK ! KNIFE IS T]RIBLE4 ,BUT >E Y\ SURE %E KN[S H] M9D8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,I %\LD ?9K SO4 ,TO COME TO ?IS DECISION HAS CAUS$ H] MU* PA94 ,BUT N[ IT'S F9AL1 & HE UND]/&S P]FECTLY ?AT HIS BEHAVIOR HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE = HIM TO COME BACK ON ANY T]MS4 

,K>594 ,:Y8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,AFT] BREAK+ EV]Y OA? HE SWORE TO DEC5CY1 H[ C\LD HE COME BACK8 ,& SO :Y %\LDN'T HE GIVE H] H] FRE$OM8 

,K>594 ,:AT FRE$OM IS !RE = A WOMAN /ILL M>RI$8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,DIVORCE4 ,HE PROMIS$ H] A DIVORCE & WE %ALL 9SI/ UPON IT4 

,K>594 ,BUT Y\R DAU<T] WAS SO 9 LOVE ) HIM8 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,H] LOVE HAS BE5 TRI$ \T ( EXI/5CE4 ,REMEMB] %E HAD EV]Y?+ TO CONT5D )3 DRUNK5NESS1 GAMBL+1 9FIDELITY--:AT WAS !RE TO GO ON LOV+ 9 SU* A P]SON8 

,K>594 ,LOVE CAN DO ANY?+4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,H[ CAN ONE LOVE A RAG TORN BY EV]Y W9D8 ,!IR AFFAIRS W]E 9 DREADFUL %APE2 !IR E/ATE MORTGAG$2 NO MONEY ANY:]E4 ,F9ALLY HIS UNCLE S5DS !M TWO ?\S& RUBLES TO PAY ! 9T]E/ ON ! E/ATE4 ,HE TAKES IT1 DISAPPE>S1 LEAVES ,LISA HOME & ! BABY SICK--:5 SUDD5LY %E GETS A NOTE ASK+ H] TO S5D HIM HIS L954 

,K>594 ,I KN[4 

.<,5T] ,L,I,S,A ,R4,I4 ,K,>,5,9 CROSSES TO ,L,I,S,A4 

,I'M SORRY TO HAVE BE5 A LITTLE DETA9$4 

.<,%AKES H&S ) ,L,I,S,A4 

,LISA4 ,OH1 ?ANK Y\ SO MU* = COM+4 ,I HAVE A GREAT FAVOR TO ASK ( Y\4 ,SOME?+ ,I C\LDN'T ASK ( ANYBODY ELSE4 

,K>594 ,I'LL DO EV]Y?+ ,I CAN4 

.<,L,I,S,A MOVES AWAY A FEW /EPS D[N ,R4 

,LISA4 ,Y\ KN[ ALL AB\T ?IS4 

.<,SITS *AIR ,R4 

,K>594 ,YES1 ,I KN[4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,WELL1 ,I ?9K ,I'LL LEAVE Y\ TWO Y\NG PEOPLE TO Y\RSELVES4 7,TO ,S,A,%,A47 ,COME ALONG1 DE>1 Y\ & ,I WILL BE JU/ 9 ! WAY4 

.<,EXIT ,L4 ,U4 ,A,N,N,A ,P,A,V,L,O,V,N,A & ,S,A,%,A4 

,LISA4 ,F$YA WROTE TO ME SAY+ IT WAS ALL OV] BETWE5 US4 7,%E BEG9S TO CRY47 ,?AT HURT ME SO1 BEWILD]$ ME SO1 ?AT--WELL1 ,I AGRE$ TO SEP>ATE4 ,I WROTE TO HIM SAY+ ,I WAS WILL+ TO GIVE HIM UP IF HE WANT$ ME TO4 

,K>594 ,& N[ Y\'RE SORRY8 

,LISA 7NODD+74 ,I FEEL ,I \<TN'T TO HAVE SAID YES4 ,I CAN'T4 ,ANY?+ IS BETT] ?AN NOT TO SEE HIM AGA94 ,VICTOR DE>1 ,I WANT Y\ TO GIVE HIM ?IS LETT] & TELL HIM :AT ,I'VE TOLD Y\1 &--& BR+ HIM BACK TO ME4 

.<,GIVES ,V,I,C,T,O,R A LETT]4 

,K>594 ,I'LL DO :AT ,I CAN4 

.<,TAKES LETT]1 TURNS AWAY & SITS *AIR ,R4 ( TABLE ,C4 

,LISA4 ,TELL HIM ,I WILL =GET EV]Y?+ IF ONLY HE WILL COME BACK4 ,I ?\<T ( MAIL+ ?IS1 ONLY ,I KN[ HIM3 HE'D HAVE A GOOD IMPULSE1 FIR/ ?W>T$ BY SOME ONE1 SOME ONE :O W\LD F9ALLY MAKE HIM ACT AGA9/ HIMSELF4 

.<,PAUSE4 

,>E Y\-->E Y\ SURPRIS$ ,I ASK$ Y\8 

,K>594 ,NO4 7,HE HESITATES47 ,BUT--WELL1 C&IDLY1 YES4 ,I AM RA!R SURPRIS$4 

,LISA4 ,BUT Y\ >E NOT ANGRY8 

,K>594 ,Y\ KN[ ,I C\LDN'T BE ANGRY ) Y\4 

,LISA4 ,I ASK Y\ BECAUSE ,I KN[ Y\'RE SO FOND ( HIM4 

,K>594 ,( HIM--& ( Y\ TOO4 ,?ANK Y\ = TRU/+ ME4 ,I'LL DO ALL ,I CAN4 

,LISA4 ,I KN[ Y\ WILL4 ,N[ ,I'M GO+ TO TELL Y\ EV]Y?+4 ,I W5T TO-DAY TO ,AFREMOV'S1 TO F9D \T :]E HE WAS4 ,!Y TOLD ME HE WAS LIV+ ) ! GYPSIES4 ,( C\RSE ?AT'S :AT ,I WAS AFRAID (4 ,I KN[ HE'LL BE SWEPT (F HIS FEET IF HE ISN'T /OPP$ 9 TIME4 ,SO Y\'LL GO1 WON'T Y\8 

,K>594 ,:]E'S ! PLACE8 

,LISA4 ,IT'S ?AT BIG T5EM5T :]E ! GYPSY OR*E/RA LIVES1 ON ! LEFT BANK BEL[ ! BRIDGE4 ,I W5T !RE MYSELF4 ,I W5T AS F> AS ! DOOR1 & WAS JU/ GO+ TO S5D UP ! LETT]1 BUT SOMEH[ ,I WAS AFRAID4 ,I DON'T KN[ :Y4 ,& !N ,I ?\<T ( Y\4 ,TELL HIM1 TELL HIM ,I'VE =GOTT5 EV]Y?+ & ?AT ,I'M H]E WAIT+ = HIM TO COME HOME4 7,CROSSES TO ,K,>,5,9--A LITTLE PAUSE47 ,DO IT \T ( LOVE = HIM1 ,VICTOR1 & \T ( FRI5D%IP = ME4 

.<,ANO!R PAUSE4 

,K>594 ,I'LL DO ALL ,I CAN4 

.<,HE B[S TO H] & GOES \T ,L4,U4 ,5T] ,S,A,%,A ,L4,U41 GOES ,L4 OV] NE> TABLE ,C4 

,SA%A4 ,HAS ! LETT] GONE8 7,L,I,S,A NODS47 ,HE HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO TAK+ IT HIMSELF8 

.<,L,I,S,A1 ,R4 ,C41 %AKES HEAD4 

,SA%A 7,L4,C474 ,:Y DID Y\ ASK HIM8 ,I DON'T UND]/& IT4 

,LISA4 ,:O ELSE WAS !RE8 

,SA%A4 ,BUT Y\ KN[ HE'S 9 LOVE ) Y\4 

,LISA4 ,OH1 ?AT'S ALL PA/4 7,OV] TO TABLE ,C47 ,DO Y\ ?9K ,F$YA WILL COME BACK8 

,SA%A4 ,I'M SURE HE WILL1 BUT-- 

.<,5T] ,A,N,N,A ,P,A,V,L,O,V,N,A4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,:]E'S ,VICTOR ,K>598 

,LISA4 ,GONE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,GONE8 

,LISA4 ,I'VE ASK$ HIM TO DO SOME?+ = ME4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,:AT WAS IT8 ,ANO!R SECRET8 

,LISA4 ,NO1 NOT A SECRET4 ,I SIMPLY ASK$ HIM TO TAKE A LETT] TO ,F$YA4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,TO ,F$OR ,PROTOSOV8 

,LISA4 ,OH1 TO ,F$YA1 ,F$YA4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,!N IT'S NOT GO+ TO BE OV]8 

,LISA4 ,I CAN'T LET HIM LEAVE ME4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,OH1 SO WE %ALL COMM5CE ALL OV] AGA98 

,LISA4 ,I'LL DO ANY?+ Y\ LIKE1 BUT ,I CAN'T GIVE HIM UP4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,Y\ DON'T MEAN Y\ WANT HIM TO COME BACK8 

,LISA4 ,YES1 YES4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,LET ?AT REPTILE 9TO ! H\SE AGA96 

,LISA4 ,PLEASE DON'T TALK LIKE ?AT4 ,HE'S MY HUSB&4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,WAS Y\R HUSB&4 

,LISA4 ,NO4 ,HE'S /ILL MY HUSB&4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,SP5D?RIFT4 ,DRUNK>D4 ,REPROBATE4 ,& Y\'LL NOT P>T FROM HIM6 

,LISA4 ,OH1 ,MO!R1 :Y DO Y\ KEEP ON HURT+ ME6 ,Y\ SEEM TO 5JOY IT4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,HURT Y\1 DO ,I8 ,5JOY IT1 DO ,I8 ,V]Y WELL1 !N1 IF ?AT'S ! CASE1 ,I'D BETT] GO4 

.<,PAUSE4 

,I SEE ,I'M 9 Y\R WAY4 ,Y\ WANT ME TO GO4 ,WELL1 ALL ,I CAN SAY IS ,I CAN'T MAKE Y\ \T4 ,I SUPPOSE Y\'RE BE+ 0MOD]N0 & ALL ?AT4 ,BUT TO ME1 IT'S JU/ PLA9 DISGU/+4 ,FIR/1 Y\ MAKE UP Y\R M9D TO SEP>ATE FROM Y\R HUSB&1 & !N Y\ UP & S5D = ANO!R MAN :O'S 9 LOVE ) Y\-- 

,LISA4 ,MO!R1 HE'S NOT4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,Y\ KN[ ,K>59 PROPOS$ TO Y\1 & HE'S ! MAN Y\ PICK \T TO BR+ BACK Y\R HUSB&4 ,I SUPPOSE Y\ DO IT JU/ TO MAKE HIM JEAL\S4 

,LISA4 ,OH1 ,MO!R1 /OP IT4 ,LEAVE ME ALONE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,?AT'S RI<T4 ,S5D (F Y\R MO!R4 ,OP5 ! DOOR TO ?AT AWFUL HUSB&4 ,WELL1 ,I CAN'T /& BY & SEE Y\ DO IT4 ,I'LL GO4 ,I'M GO+4 ,& ,GOD BE ) Y\ & Y\R EXTRAORD9>Y WAYS4 

.<,EXIT ,L4 ,U4 ) SUPPRESS$ RAGE4 

,LISA 7S9K+ 9TO A *AIR ,R4 ( TABLE ,C474 ,?AT'S ! LA/ /RAW4 

,SA%A4 ,OH1 %E'LL COME BACK4 ,WE'LL MAKE H] UND]/&4 7,GO+ TO ! DOOR & FOLL[+ AFT] H] MO!R47 ,N[1 ,MO!R D>L+1 LI/5--LI/5-- 

.<,EXIT ,L4 ,U4 

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