Complete Works of Anton Chekhov

ACT IV.

Scene:

Study of the late General Voinitzev. Two doors. Antique furniture, Persian rugs, flowers. The walls are adorned with rifles, pistols, Caucasian daggers, etc. Family portraits. Busts of Krylov, Pushkin and Gogol. Shelves with stuffed birds. A bookcase, filled with books. On top of the book-case: all manner of military relics, boxes, sticks, etc. The writing-table is submerged under a mass of papers, portraits, statuettes and weapons. Time: morning.