MASHA。Itisjealousy。However，thatisnoneofmybusiness。[A
pause。JACOBwalksthroughtheroomcarryingatrunk;NINAcomesinandstandsbythewindow]Thatschoolteacherofmineisnonetooclever，butheisverygood，poorman，andhelovesmedearly，andIamsorryforhim。However，letmesaygood—byeandwishyouapleasantjourney。Remembermekindlyinyourthoughts。
[Sheshakeshandswithhim]Thanksforyourgoodwill。Sendmeyourbooks，andbesuretowritesomethinginthem;nothingformal，butsimplythis:\"ToMasha，who，forgetfulofherorigin，forsomeunknownreasonislivinginthisworld。\"Good—bye。[Shegoesout。]
NINA。[HoldingoutherclosedhandtoTRIGORIN]Isitoddoreven？
TRIGORIN。Even。