The Sea-Gull by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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TREPLIEFF. Yes.
ARKADINA. Oh, I see; that is part of the effect. TREPLIEFF. Mother! NINA. He longs for man-- PAULINA. [To DORN] You have taken off your hat again! Put it on, you will catch cold. ARKADINA. The doctor has taken off his hat to Satan father of eternal matter-- TREPLIEFF. [Loudly and angrily] Enough of this! There's an end to the performance. Down with the curtain! ARKADINA. Why, what are you so angry about? TREPLIEFF. [Stamping his foot] The curtain; down with it! [The curtain falls] Excuse me, I forgot that only a chosen few might write plays or act them. I have infringed the monopoly. I--I--- He would like to say more, but waves his hand instead, and goes out to the left. ARKADINA. What is the matter with him? SORIN. You should not handle youthful egoism so roughly, sister. |
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