[Deemer]
(Trigorin and Polina are in the kitchen. )
POLINA: Thank you so much for your help.
TRIGORIN: The pleasure's mine.
POLINA: I'm not used to a man helping in the kitchen - let alone saying it's a pleasure!
TRIGORIN: I spend too much time in my books. The diversion is good for me. In fact, I plan to spend the rest of the day fishing. I assume there are fish in that beautiful lake of yours.
POLINA: Oh yes, you'll probably catch some fish.
TRIGORIN: I haven't decided if I want to catch any yet. Perhaps that will be a distraction from the pleasure of watching my bob in the water.
POLINA: It's a strange way to fish if you are distracted by getting a bite!
TRIGORIN: (smiling) I must be a strange fisherman.
(He starts to leave.)
POLINA: Good luck anyway!
TRIGORIN: No luck involved, madam. Not luck at all.
(He leaves, and Ilya immediately enters.)