 Ashamed of what is happening, Larisa leaves the table.Paratov, who hid his forthcoming marriage from the Ogudalovs, tells Larisa about his love, about his readiness to leave everything for her and invites her on the steamer "Swallow", where Vozhevatov will give a banquet in honor of his acquisition.Karandyshev returns and understands that a joke was played on him.