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163 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1891
With his big cropped head, short neck, his red face, his big nose, his shaggy black eyebrows and grey whiskers, his stout puffy figure and his hoarse military bass, this Samoylenko made on every newcomer the unpleasant impression of a gruff bully; but two or three days after making his acquaintance, one began to think his face extraordinarily good-natured, kind, and even handsome. In spite of his clumsiness and rough manner, he was a peaceable man, of infinite kindliness and goodness of heart, always ready to be of use.
鈥淢y God!鈥� sighed Laevsky; 鈥渉ow distorted we all are by civilisation! I fell in love with a married woman and she with me鈥� To begin with, we had kisses, and calm evenings, and vows, and Spencer, and ideals, and interests in common鈥� What a deception! We really ran away from her husband, but we lied to ourselves and made out that we ran away from the emptiness of the life of the educated class.鈥�
She felt perfectly well, and was in a gay holiday humour. In a new loose-fitting dress of coarse thick tussore silk, and a big wide-brimmed straw hat which was bent down over her ears, so that her face looked out as though from a basket, she fancied she looked very charming. She thought that in the whole town there was only one young, pretty, intellectual woman, and that was herself, and that she was the only one who knew how to dress herself cheaply, elegantly, and with taste.
匕賰乇 丕亘賳 賯丿丕賲丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲賵丕亘賷賳: 兀賳 亘賳賷 廿爻乇丕卅賷賱 賱丨賯賴賲 賯丨胤 毓賱賶 毓賴丿 賲賵爻賶 毓賱賷賴 丕賱爻賱丕賲 賮丕噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賳丕爻 廿賱賷賴 賮賯丕賱賵丕: 賷丕 賰賱賷賲 丕賱賱賴 丕丿毓 賱賳丕 乇亘賰 兀賳 賷爻賯賷賳丕 丕賱睾賷孬.賱丕亘丿 兀賳 丕賱賯氐丞 賲賳 丕賱廿爻乇丕卅賱賷丕鬲 賵 賱丕亘丿 兀賳賴丕 賵乇丿鬲 兀賷囟丕 賵 賱賵 亘氐賷睾丞 兀禺乇賶 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲賯丿爻
賮賯丕賲 賲毓賴賲 賵禺乇噩賵丕 廿賱賶 丕賱氐丨乇丕亍 賵賴賲 爻亘毓賵賳 兀賱賮丕賸 兀賵 賷夭賷丿賵賳
賮賯丕賱 賲賵爻賶 毓賱賷賴 丕賱爻賱丕賲 : 廿賱賴賷 丕爻賯賳丕 睾賷孬賰 賵丕賳卮乇毓賱賷賳丕 乇丨賲鬲賰 賵丕乇丨賲賳丕 亘丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 丕賱乇囟毓 賵丕賱亘賴丕卅賲 丕賱乇鬲毓 賵丕賱賲卮丕賷禺 丕賱乇賰毓 賮賲丕 夭丕丿鬲 丕賱爻賲丕亍 廿賱丕 鬲賯卮毓丕賸 賵丕賱卮賲爻 廿賱丕 丨乇丕乇丞 .
賮賯丕賱 賲賵爻賶 : 廿賱賴賷 丕爻賯賳丕 .
賮賯丕賱 丕賱賱賴 : 賰賷賮 兀爻賯賷賰賲 責 賵賮賷賰賲 毓亘丿 賷亘丕乇夭賳賷 亘丕賱賲毓丕氐賷 賲賳匕 兀乇亘毓賷賳 爻賳丞 賮賳丕丿 賮賷 丕賱賳丕爻 丨鬲賶 賷禺乇噩 賲賳 亘賷賳 兀馗賴乇賰賲 賮賮亘賴 賲賳毓鬲賰賲 .
賮氐丕丨 賲賵爻賶 賮賷 賯賵賲賴 : 賷丕 兀賷賴丕 丕賱毓亘丿 丕賱毓丕氐賷 丕賱匕賷 賷亘丕乇夭 丕賱賱賴 賲賳匕 兀乇亘毓賷賳 爻賳丞 丕禺乇噩 賲賳 亘賷賳 兀馗賴乇賳丕 賮亘賰 賲賳毓賳丕 丕賱賲胤乇 .
賮賳馗乇 丕賱毓亘丿 丕賱毓丕氐賷 匕丕鬲 丕賱賷賲賷賳 賵匕丕鬲 丕賱卮賲丕賱 賮賱賲 賷乇 兀丨丿丕賸 禺乇噩 賮毓賱賲 兀賳賴 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘 賮賯丕賱 賮賷 賳賮爻賴 : 廿賳 兀賳丕 禺乇噩鬲 賲賳 亘賷賳 賴匕丕 丕賱禺賱賯 丕賮鬲囟丨鬲 毓賱賶 乇丐賵爻 亘賳賷 爻乇丕卅賷賱 賵廿賳 賯毓丿鬲 賲毓賴賲 賲賳毓賵丕 賱兀噩賱賷 賮丕賳賰爻乇鬲 賳賮爻賴 賵丿賲毓鬲 毓賷賳賴 賮兀丿禺賱 乇兀爻賴 賮賷 孬賷丕亘賴 賳丕丿賲丕賸 毓賱賶 賮毓丕賱賴 賵賯丕賱: 廿賱賴賷 賵爻賷丿賷 毓氐賷鬲賰 兀乇亘毓賷賳 爻賳丞 賵兀賲賴賱鬲賳賷 賵賯丿 兀鬲賷鬲賰 胤丕卅毓丕賸 賮丕賯亘賱賳賷 賵兀禺匕 賷亘鬲賴賱 廿賱賶 禺丕賱賯賴 賮賱賲 賷爻鬲鬲賲 丕賱賰賱丕賲 丨鬲賶 丕乇鬲賮毓鬲 爻丨丕亘丞 亘賷囟丕亍 賮兀賲胤乇鬲 賰兀賮賵丕賴 丕賱賯乇亘 .
賮毓噩亘 賲賵爻賶 賵賯丕賱 : 廿賱賴賷 爻賯賷鬲賳丕 賵賲丕 禺乇噩 賲賳 亘賷賳 兀馗賴乇賳丕 兀丨丿 .
賮賯丕賱 丕賱賱賴 : 賷丕 賲賵爻賶 爻賯賷鬲賰賲 亘丕賱匕賷 亘賴 賲賳毓鬲賰賲 .
賮賯丕賱 賲賵爻賶 : 廿賱賴賷 兀乇賳賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓亘丿 丕賱胤丕卅毓 .
賮賯丕賱 : 賷丕 賲賵爻賶 廿賳賷 賱賲 兀賮囟丨賴 賵賴賵 賷毓氐賷賳賷 兀兀賮囟丨賴 賵賴賵 賷胤賷毓賳賷
... take heart, Chekhov loves life. The Duel is Beckett with great hats. And naked women, and guns that go off, and an absolution that extends to its audience. May we have the grace to take it.