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  Lomov explains the ownership
                         Argument continues
                         Shouting starts
                         Chubukov sides with Natalya
                         Abuses exchanged
                         Accusation exchanged
                         Chubukov tells the purpose behind Lomov’s  visit
                         Fighting over dogs
                         Fighting continues
                         Personal accusation
                         Lomov becomes unconscious
                         Chubukov gives her daughter’s hand to Lomov

                    Summary
                    It is Chubukov’s house. Lomov enters .Chubukov meets him. Chubukov is extremely happy
                    to meet him. He asks him to sit down. He also asks him where he is going in the evening
                    dress. Lomov tells him that he has come to see him with a request. He wants to say but gets
                    excited. Chubukov feels that he has come to borrow money. Lomov starts speaking. But he
                    talks of  this  thing or  that thing.  At last  he  says  that  he  has come  to  ask  Natalya’s  hand.
                    Chubukov is greatly excited to hear it.

                    Chubukov embraces  and kisses Lomov for it. He says that he always wanted that. Lomov
                    asks him if he should think that he gives his consent. Chubukov okays it. He tells him that
                    Natalya also is in love with him.

                    Lomov trembles due to great excitement. He says that if he looks for an ideal love he would
                    never  get  married.  He  gets  cold.  He  feels  that  Natalya  is  a  good  housekeeper.  She  is
                    beautiful and well-educated. He is already 35. He should lead a quiet and regular life. But he
                    now has palpitations. He starts jumping like a mad person.

                    Natalya enters. She asks him why he is in the evening dress. Is he going to a ball?


                    Lomov tries to tell her the purpose behind the visit. But he is off the point. He tells that he
                    has known her family for long. He also tells how he inherited his land and how he respects
                    Natalya’s father. He tells her that his Oxen Meadows touch Natalya’s birch woods. And over
                    this issue they fight verbally like bull dogs.

                    Natalya refuses Lomov’s claim. Lomov offers to make a present to them to Natalya. Natalya
                    gets angry. She comes to a low level. She starts accusing Lomov. They start shouting at each
                    other.

                    Chubukov  enters.  Natalya  asks  him  to  tell  Lomov  that  Oxen  Meadows  are  theirs.  Lomov
                    refuses  this.  Chubukov  clarifies  that  by  shouting  Lomov  won’t  prove  the  ownership.  He
                    accuses  Lomov  of  speaking  disrespectfully  as  he  is  twice  his  age.  Lomov  adds  that  good
                    neighbours don’t behave like that. He calls Chubukov a land grabber.
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