ACT TWO

[K-II-1]

[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.)

[follow Trigorin]

[stay here]