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1、LOVEANDOTHERSTORIESByAntonChekhovTranslatedbyConstanceGarnettCONTENTS:LOVE3LIGHTS8ASTORYWITHOUTANEND36MARID'ELLE44ALIVINGCHATTEL49I49II59III73THEDOCTOR80TOOEARLY!85THECOSSACK90ABORIGINES95ANINQUIRY101MARTYRS104THELIONANDTHESUN109ADAUGHTEROFALBION113CHORISTERS117N
2、ERVES123AWORKOFART127AJOKE131ACOUNTRYCOTTAGE135ABLUNDER137FATANDTHIN139THEDEATHOFAGOVERNMENTCLERK141APINKSTOCKING144ATASUMMERVILLA147LOVE"THREEo'clockinthemorning.ThesoftAprilnightislookinginatmywindowsandcaressinglywinkingatmewithitsstars.Ican'tsleep,Iamsohappy!
3、"Mywholebeingfromheadtoheelsisburstingwithastrange,incomprehensiblefeeling.Ican'tanalyseitjustnow--Ihaven'tthetime,I'mtoolazy,andthere--hanganalysis!Why,isamanlikelytointerprethissensationswhenheisflyingheadforemostfromabelfry,orhasjustlearnedthathehaswontwohundr
4、edthousand?Isheinastatetodoit?"ThiswasmoreorlesshowIbeganmylove-lettertoSasha,agirlofnineteenwithwhomIhadfalleninlove.Ibeganitfivetimes,andasoftentoreupthesheets,scratchedoutwholepages,andcopieditalloveragain.IspentaslongovertheletterasifithadbeenanovelIhadtowrit
5、etoorder.AnditwasnotbecauseItriedtomakeitlonger,moreelaborate,andmorefervent,butbecauseIwantedendlesslytoprolongtheprocessofthiswriting,whenonesitsinthestillnessofone'sstudyandcommuneswithone'sownday-dreamswhilethespringnightlooksinatone'swindow.BetweenthelinesIs
6、awabelovedimage,anditseemedtomethattherewere,sittingatthesametablewritingwithme,spiritsasnaïvelyhappy,asfoolish,andasblissfullysmilingasI.Iwrotecontinually,lookingatmyhand,whichstillacheddeliciouslywherehershadlatelypressedit,andifIturnedmyeyesawayIhadavisionofth
7、egreentrellisofthelittlegate.ThroughthattrellisSashagazedatmeafterIhadsaidgoodbyetoher.WhenIwassayinggood-byetoSashaIwasthinkingofnothingandwassimplyadmiringherfigureaseverydecentmanadmiresaprettywoman;whenIsawthroughthetrellistwobigeyes,Isuddenly,asthoughbyinspi
8、ration,knewthatIwasinlove,thatitwasallsettledbetweenus,andfullydecidedalready,thatIhadnothinglefttodobuttocarryoutcertainformalities.Itisagreatdelightalsotosea