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1BUGENE ALFER

ARTON CHEKHOV AS THE "OTHER":
AN ELL RUSSIAN WRITER IN FRANCE

Yau dt ned oy pts tn Wfethare arena pos
alls mixed xp profound un shaw,
‘reat and ply, rage nd come

. rma Chekhow

1 Wg thi

“E Cekbor lew sau ve are doing ore, he would am over in hs

“This is how Dom Rayfield jest about roserthrs, Ieedlng hls,
‘who sraping ie atest wiles Ue a manus deal. They ook st ots
very angle mumble, conga flit 49 eter wiles diye bis text,
pomse Bis lates poer ao darkest corners of his lif, aod always nd
pW waa to shed igh on ia “Chakoy Mevel€predeid thet someday
there would be avtiles like “Turgonev and Tigers" Considrig rovent
zoologeal daovcrios and the gecllaritios of Chethov's persona ti, we
‘om imrgie we mile called Chkhov and Cheeas'""

Raybeld (@ Might. Bersioco Chiov the pret weer nod Chek the
serinay man, betwecs high crane and ewzryay Ti, babieen the
‘incon and the rndiae commoge mag a researc. They cra, ath
shovels and brushes and ragnifineglasi, woare fh lene tito apron
pushes cough ie rough of diy 1, leking fort crac mamen nd
lace whore Hf ends sod at beplas. They hover above, elutog to eves
DE the wri’ ie and eumparig them wih wharhe went, Tay lok fot
Das and cute, Thy watt to bull fridges connesing at with i. Thy
‘Mink they an ackor the avin inthe eal,

Bas wy dp this at all? Wheo we tad Chek storos and Jo a east
teas wel pin ob eyes, stealy mporat tet the autor Webs city of
Meroe bak ilk tie city of Valle? What off at be used fis own
cxpereane of longing fr Monae n one af hin plays? Docs fic Ow own
Toaging swe wate the pay nthe tester? Do we enjoy his amor ror
‘a know that ha sometimes ved I to tae revenge os bis enemies? Dace
all really mater? Tf excezow all the book aboot Chekbor and ell the

| Dandy Chm he ge sa 0 the” a Chhemma
‘whe EE ens Geo Nauk 2a
nebives wilh his ators, sete chaage te way we reed bis soe or
seach plays?

wort,

‘Thea whit is ube putpoe ots enscreh? Rete another sim a
smmegingtzcug Chkhoy's Ue, we ant ah, Why are We ding tas?

"We ave ding this betave our researc has ita to do wilh Chokov. TL
‘bappens to bs about Chekdot bat i oomne dom x rent plate and ais at
4 dilfrentrgt. Doing recur cans aakingquctont aout the welded
fo lags ni Aud we wl do Ho way earl ws happen to ave an
{nclnution for Cask, biology, chose, lpldepeology. We wnt fo katy
tow the wor work, but i we cen do & soach trough evar images,
rolseulcs, uahemaios of the brain, sad the buee of buttery wines
Slating on the aus of sete, wo dig wel; each elle unlgoe Bo
they weal directed le pher's core. And Chev onst forge us, hase
stunting bythe wel of Rensian sratra, for rating troogh Nis piva Hs,
for apitng bales abour the proverance of bis cheers, for Towing Wi
ssilest personal bleniges Wee mean na Rare Tm We any Wo Me
tw borer undaan! ous.

Th Cher in tisace: A forced vacation

‘Anion Chekhov aived in Franze ip September af {897 aed vm 10
‘Runa ight mous fate in Muy of 1898, This ost his Stor lost vis 0
Finmc, but fe wan bis lngert Me want to France ty esape bad Reston
sweahe Only 97, he al wits uberculois ane Russian medicine no 50
remedy tri Tho common prectce was rcqmmane Oat he gaia Sn
tare's mi aod spend scum, wine and spring sway tom fo cold and
eet Ronan ar. Bit the wnderstanding of hat wo be good ae ws,
Suntbern Rus, the Ciimean Peninsula wan consderd gnnd. Swat the
Sonth ef Fraie and Norb Abia

Chekhov. phytctan himself, had no Castors abot his conden Hs
smother bud blocbapfting when he wus young. Sho new covloncd
‘ubeteaoss but her Grater and ster, Chen's cle aod amt, bo died
fiom ft Hn olor bro, aged tlety-on, lod Gor hbeeutois ela
yeas ewer. Chekhov himolf hed safered fom coughing and bleed
Stn sige be was tweray-four. Only a Ses moaths before the ap he ba
been hpicatined Fo wo edks the doctors coud stop the bleeding. al
wag eal some. Chew's day recorded "wheczing exhalation fromthe
top of bah Ings” and then "Lee Folsoy vised on Macc 2: we falked
bout fomenalty.” A couple of yeas lace Chekhov confsted te» Cen:
"Tes hard for ue to plan Sor any Tanger work. Asa pysican | know hab

sok Seg Rapa Cosi ee oot dm 2, Nee,
‘tech “An a Webern Pe a

zy Ife willbe shor.™* Ho had no fusions, Be dio Ux yeas tr, in 1904,
dhrng o rp fo Germuny. The black feest near Budeneile as ousbt to
‘slo the IoDgs,

‘Bot ne ery au of YAP7 he Teft Russo: Pris witha lant gn
lier seid ~ f9 Blea. on be Amalie or Nice, on tho Merten
Aapenting onto weather and he corms.

‘Chekhov Whed raves, Bul the numer of tes fe we nae, the
rmulpe presents be set to bis mathe, fer, ater, ethers, and ands,
the many evans be ran fer othe people bike be vos abroad, reveal ta
‘Chekhov's Roa remioed in Rusia Far fom coding a wive vacation ie
South of Frm, ed fe hive boon Biosy, Tbe question which [vl
‘ep tind loco atti prio of Chelan Hs, Whet di foun for
‘int te the lie?" — 9 Ruin in France? And, by exteslon, what dues
‘his short paod of bis id tell ur abour Rots Chathoy toate “ethrt™ ~
cofters tna his fil, eer hn his ends ties thao Wis gee, oters
han his ational?

ML Haw do we Mao shat we Lalon?

‘To lear abt those eight martha in Franco we fosk st severl sources
ast, ee wero fou sories published while Chklios was abet —
“Pacienng.” "At Horn." “On the Ca" ad “AX the Friends. We nos that
sae worked on ae while in Noe. Vet dhe srs ave othog to do with,
Fran; hls ase wap sot dat of & quick sketch art. When anc pubishar
‘ke him to sea fora Nive something “ctemational,” Chekhov explained
°F exo. we ely trom recollections aad cover dlrely fom Wh, My
‘bsarvations and imrestions have to poole teugh acon wil thas
at wa ler retluig only what's importa! und type Th, his hces
flee or na information shout Chekhov abvoad.

"The sccand poeta sowe of information js Chekingy's aulbooks unt
aes of the period. Kit hay ate meager: Chaiow cit scan 10 ike
Komring jourals. Very afer what he Rad writin fn 2 joa be later
repeated ira te. Te ted source of infomoution Is the eens of ose
‘who new Choke during that tie. Tio mamas by Maksim Kovalesky
Alkaandra Khotaiotszve, feoudt Poupenko, ml Vasil Neaievich-
Daucheoky re wHuet aller CeKhov's death ad chy are Al of

_pepinaitt ect itr Elec ms 105 Aa
Goan sh ocean Chicky Die ci utes a by
25,158 te eal lane end oe og: king on me be
‘aged ose le give“ bm nf ote fn ae was lie
{ab a fea ei ls sae abd Co, Pon
itn acm Bema FSD to Na, 397
"Bsns (Bloor en Aro i ten SE
suscdots, bough ievibly bapivgephicl be Goal nd ices soutve of
informa i son 240 koe Tens tht Cha prot to Ni Wied ad
family fom Feence during the pero stom reading Chekho’s letters
hace er moat of a We BPO .

1¥. A Russin abrowd: Mrintaiog unity

“Viadivie Kamev, a renowned Chelhovian schoter, nated that for 2
Rasim fp to Pome is ways a promise uf adventure. Olker Russians van
act. ace) even wre de vary crows of de brdar ging wen
‘inf 2 shot of marpbine. The feling of inexplicable elation the palpable
“sang offesdry, Ge previously urknown respect yu Tht towards youre
“llthese weove inte a sicumy arse. As if you ere i the fae, watching
| het mei, when sudnly the peopl ch the sero ened tears
you, looked sieht ot you, waved gent, nd invited you to come io ad be
‘Wi chon. You ger up, temavely, Reading towans tho seren, leaving
bind tae tra seas, the api he Vash ca the oa, aed ere wal
‘mn arathee I, bean ad mageat Yon are notin Kazsan anymore.

“Tis Is how Chakhoy fe when fw Ont caveled to Korope a 1891. He
smote in in ots, “Tam in Vane. Gang nad. The gondola, Saint Mark's
Sqrre, he ver, the stars, the Hela wine, the ereidag serum,
‘mapdoling adem who oh, cake me tthe mad hoae! An again Te
DMarechovsky bare: he's goae ecsaie and pin army, W's bad fie 3
Rania, abvaye feeling belied an Hurling, ant gp exary hor a he
‘word of eau, wealh nd edo. One Wants ay bre fore

‘A ussion abroed aust pot ot vl! go etsy; ho mst viata say.
ligtad of gazing, owas sever ad invoke ekopticin. Ke eanmot be
all good, be dink, there mast bea aeamy side fo his, He looks wou ad
sesoioes bere there i ane wd suspects ul play where Hee is Home.
His suminer that Frenchien mom ba fhioves jest Tike Russians te. A.
"November 15, 1897 cary in Chedov's diary any, "Monte Caro. Ls
‘ruper plor a gol! con” Wher the cmupier WARNE & ated hist ot
(Chetty was trying ta ainsi saiy

‘A Ruslan abrod Ls ead fo pani Dae, ut of tah, evee when no one
mata. Growing up in Russie, br bas developed w rough voice, wong
nel sed stick ski, He acura? a ed el wo lod nde so
‘gaint crnslty proving aunund hin. Then be gc aboad and ar some
‘doe oots dat the sell eins 0 soften ab ube ps a amy mere, 90
fn ea i tong ~ and sly, Fr lack of oe, ths shell dssles, a he
‘ois softens und the cles op:

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ut he must oot Lot iol gt nes, that Rundso ube So he wil
vearally fem herve. Mp ous comin song 19 be proered Zor what
[Dnnke him. “Crossing the Russian Sronder afer» goot Life abroad inthe
eon of a pant tho bat BeeaGachaged ‘fom enh tos
‘uvenstaed room smiling of sidness and vedere. Staring with our
gotersess dtalnad 00 the bora for paspor egy nil ending wit
tre nvolng enc and FD of Meseew in mit, crowded wid coning
eu, al tis put ce into state you could al denoralleatcn.

Take Hark rating to Wiembeeg aad ten rotaming home, a Rasran
sng 4 orig cously les lana in Plosophy ~ st lane & out of
evn Br Russi is Fe rah men aot:

V. Chekiw’s cree: Frenth ar Russian?

‘Wey wish to tink tat in France Chethov wea out of is hbiat an
De ep t lok a osha acted is se feniiarentronment Tasever,
‘at wasn the ence, Caoy spent gtr months fn Pance, ut his cil
shore was amet exchsively Roi.

"Wea hp ave in Pacis on Seprember 4, 1897, be wus meta the sation
ty Bald felons fom hs bomassen in Busi, Journ Tvsn Pavowskl
and cages Nikolai Relsubli. They tak bi fo the Hotel de Verde
cue this es where hls Glen Alee: Suvula's A sayed, Swart
bingo ws aeeady in Bia, 415 milo sothwer of Pars and tee days
Jerr Choy ret catch up wh ir. He boarded the ais a, trou
Bordean, avived at the Antic Oowan cert. There he was act by Wis
fends fom Mascon, editor Vosilj Soboleakt mad his puter Varvre
Marozova (Sovorin ad sready ff for Sl, Petesuzg). Ia Bia Chea
speot wa weeks His eters of the ime say, "Ther are many, ome? Rusions
-nce," ens tebe resoeds, “Tivery usaf Borie: complaig of too
‘any Rassima” Two woskn utr bests of bad wortcr in Blais, ad
Chekhov boarded Ue iin to Niue on the Medtermnenn Cole d'Azur Again,
te wae agcompariod by tis Rusia Mons: Solanki, Monova, and
thoi cikren,

"He are ia Me on September 22, LUT and spend dhe pent even
wont Tera, vl Apa 13,1895, He waa to gpm Alors, Mad, and
Corsica, hut having found no sompaions, made oly day wip ta Mame
Carl, Mento, Villefonche. n'a ends villa ix Beste ile ble ia
wilt Breach lit on the Cove d'saurh Not exsety. At the cud of the
‘lctcem cena. Nice tema with Russian. They came there regu an
‘aratian and fer work, bought property, el, aal wee bore ia Nie. The
iy la Pp Risin charhes, roo Teeloy! aloe Russian ac wspapes &
Tussian const, and Rasien spice. As his fiend Vas, Nemovch-

2 Fy Su abhor: Newmbor 1, 1997 nef Cheon. Que ie Raye
vee sweone Sime

Danchanko wots, “Nica nasa he time an anest Roasun cy. You could
fem Russian more offen thin Prem." Chethow seyed tn the Rott
appropriately named Fa Poni Rare, swroorded fy Rosson. speaking
unig, reading Russian pupets aod calling fod prepared by Rosson
ae

"The fil oF hs tip was Pay [en A Ld May 5, 1898, Ter he
cous up wth his land Suvi an, according fo bs diay, spent hs tees
syocks merry. He moved ite the sae hotel ware Severin wa, one Noor
‘blo. As Ufone he eammmmiated ost wit his edmpesion, touring a
tang with Suvoria pilelogia Ivan Shelukin, philsophar Evgend de
‘obor eplonat Sergai fatschov, AleaandOncein, fan Pavlowk, E.
‘Semioaoy, and recingeelpters Mack Anakolg and T aqpold Bens

Did be baveany cont sith tho French? Sever We maw about coe
‘fom hie Septher 18, 1807 ltr" To exer my Hench | have made Oe
soquninates of 19-jeancl gl Tle rama x Margot Please fegive me fo
{Bie Considering thar the lens wus reso Ls Milnor, vo was in
Tove with Chek, the message costs quite rakes, Could & be tha
“Margot hid been inverted jst ease Lik? No, Margit ws ray el
su ahe reappeared in Chekhuv's lor ty Ang Sivorng: "You asked oe
bool my Te aff, Ty RiawierT met 2 E.yeacold Margt, wo pres
French, When was Javing se proce follow bw to Neo. Petups she
{shore nom bit cant find hora, naresl don’ spel Frese." Another
‘la eolact was pete ia Chekhov's Toba Alsksoi Soe: “L do
otrng, oly leap, oat and wake aferings © the godess of love. My
prota? Fiench i fe a ave! 22-jeur-04 chau witha worderil Rew,
bot all cic Ts afeady ving and 7 wamt to go home. Besides J am eet of
Taiping foreign umirwave* He bud othe comets among re Freach 10.
ron fs lay we kao shat Pri Chekhey mct Protease ofRusan Pat]
liepe, wit Art Rag and Remand Lazare, jowofst André Bean, and
‘Math Ores a truer ofthe French Ary oles secased of spin

10 Sel Nendo “0 Chong ir aha: eponie
(pane Rosati

TU'soun CHAS em, neon, oad ce memin, we vs caplet
spin iu a ns mae hi vr Vr Sone ea pe
‘Risin pean ines we a eee
‘iw tyra Mimi Xho Aa eles ie Pa
‘ateotn sc tt Pers: id es par Ran toon
crn ol li ae ser etal nes py Vi Vale,
‘Sere iin he wi opal Lote isha, eke A
[tes ant heitor ng mover Dy Vana ae eed anos set
‘MBugh ally dl cee wi be abot Fer ae ite
‘ent i are Erglplr, Raa ft, mene’ Deer het
‘Shae, tate nS pm Ne, a a, Nl io,

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‘Aakash mt Cehe An Rin ge ce as

HF we oamgare the mune of th Fusac Chhow et withthe minher oF
‘he Tussanssurtoanding by (ap Nat 11), wo ave 10 cnclude tat
Chethov's cicle ws overohchuiogly Russi,

Vi. Ghaktnts French

‘Cakbow dno uy each school Pu engin Nie, he scemod to
eka he anguagh sais. The nest in ts Brae pepper ih
Sisionmocos oo Fete gammir un lng ehiqus.They ad The
Gover an ecotad nda ales aoe the language am beeay
{Chekhov's ents acing "He ead rch Rowepepers ad eh
the stonagaphy oft Dress coat proeedings, He alo reud Vokes it
Frroch-on small fi, costing (hat te. puesoghers lanuege ad
Ay doen esol cording e Savors dary. “Chskbov seid he
‘eon be emmaaing Magan...) le hose eagh French" Bad
Grothor won core cng i itor pense wate fo Soe
“in ren em bly rgesing I ea pen let bry weds
then oes speak fo man” And to bs Trae taarior Denis Rocha
"Forgive Sr vriting fo you in aa, Youu Fo well wile T4007
‘rie or speak French well encagh Jo expose oy @ocehis ees
“gps tnt Cuckbow bed ao opporinity 1 mice hile 708, + fas
Froch wes Chethow anes psidnn on the Drcyfl cose nd
‘covey wanted to oc hin. Mower, decinel stig BAD peaabyy
Seema ofthe lngaige Baer “I would vey much TR fo ik Zola.
‘ld tea everyting lean go, but tenga! | woul fd Uke w
gould a.

"in oomeston with Chow's lk oF span Reach, would Hk to oe
‘coos sot sn Spartan interview be wv Bul wee Wed wha
abso

‘ae of the resting omnes of Chkhon’s say fn Fran was his
respons tothe coneuear roy et. To nein the reads: ThT534,
roach Army Cepia All Dreyfi at ogcied of cminege, cond,
te eto. Tyr at ne enone wages tal ne
‘cer we the culprit nd ot Dey nd Been area fo nun) 198,
righ fnthe ce of Ceakow'snayin Wien, Ene Zola publishes an ope
{eter to the Pench Prasidotaocntog he Army east of kg
rays a xapegne. A nuater of public Ngati Frio and Pore
denned bis ett. Zola bins? ws preci’ fer iaung the Freoch
flag ad fond iyo eal, To awn nooo, ole pea year
‘ron

1 Seas nt aon Ce 27, Novae 9, mt Dec 7187
12 hgh) ae Pc
Te A ert espns 82, e a5, ea
"7 ao Deo (7a ae 3g, Tels
HA hy Sanco (2M, Reps pict mos fees Corot,
at eet Sesto haar 8, Oar aa Pe
6 se one Share

Reading Pench newspapers, Chekhov tllowed the events chesly
‘os ewtng owned the ten hat Oryfos wat inant. Mara imporandy
The developed 2 hgh regard for Zain trowing te inffence wt Une 235%
roect a orongly accused oto, Ja Russie, Chek had shod aay fom
‘vpersing song pliveal views, br ete ara tre, he was repre
th mike bs views public, Ducig Ms Sal digs In Pais he ret with Berard
Taare earnest who ad wen about te Dreyfus ffs, and ave i

“The nite wap not publched. Chon Hit nat appro the dat set
te bim a wock ltr then beef Erme, We d's know het happed t
tamusctgs we only Knog abet from Choktiée’s lees, But co new
ft when Chek opoka & Lazar, be wa oo lee, He was acmputied
by ion Pools, a cilthood Bend snd Parian repore.” Gi
Chaktov's Tak of conidanca in speacog French, it ia rewonablet tick
tht ding the iferew with Lazar, Pavlov ws i spy preset — he
‘marpretd fr Chto

"Ths & whet Chethoy wrote to RavlowEl g Wook aftr the tnaeview,
sending hes back the teeots text: “Atached isthe mumuerip. Laca
apparelly deviled ct to use vat conyesation and passed te mae oo
someone ele, Tat someate han writen sock things tha 1 anoot bach
‘ame i, Uke beeing irs) scoeeabe, hu the ride nd th cod sre
fll srng We did net speak iter of [ule] Mine oof mttaer, T
tid say tht people were rane to make mistake (on page 4), ands lao
a gel of our conaration wero gute difireat You remember, for
‘amp, tht (avoided anewerig he queso about te pie opinion
‘esis explaaing tat} didet Koos arhing aber it because I Rad apext
‘he wor in Nice, Fexpressed only my pesca opin tha twas ones
‘iat vur soiey hd faoed «erect opinion abmat the Zols este gf
‘souldeenndersa i pepe. Such a aso se ypc! fr our say

1 Paviovahi interpreted fr Coekhoy, cue ier wheter Ue ten
verion of te inervew, which Chokov refusod 40 ut Wi mare 10, Hs

18 We kw Preeti a ema Laci ih COnoy ta lok
sxe singe tne ethos er PM sl Nn hl by Chk
au cto ey 1 08 oe ni

"hare pen fos cary hi suo e238.
‘a Hay 2 2 nt sar Choy uowrd Fue ate i
1 ay aan wen ey Wel gs mar are Senet 05, Teo
(pigtobs Taster Nay ine tha hey son das ut)
[Eire Par eter eigen | BEN CT a8 OH
‘Gers maa: wot Me lr Des Mh cn y Ex
seeeLitnr eno cer fe etn hbk
Scan tir oceion he ed tt agen eon a of hy ome dy hae,

aC, eran Pai
aon hd “Od: Palen Weir Pr ws

lta nt only ar tha ines y th sere to whom Lazar hd glven
‘isnot, bulb during thc imerview by Paviowkis interrelation off.

{YM Trying t peace others Chekhov's iter en Noe

From the pried between erty September, 1297 al ely May, 1998, 25
eters, postcards, and noes ween by Chekhow have survived. They ote 3
Saecinating Ted Being in France, Chekhov wes exzaly uote Bom his
ofl conse, go naintlgad ab acilve cocrepandence not only wi Lis
‘ublsbers bt alo wit his imonedne amily. if the French prod cow be
ted es a sample, he very fogooncy sth whih ho wrote to some people and
aot the ethers is Sitrutve, Out of the 237 Jeers Chekow wot to is
flu Marl, $2; Mend Sorin, 14s Rrethe Mekaand, 13 brie Tea, 7
mothe, 7, brotber Midd 2; fiber."

‘Amteog, Chekhov's cobemandenty ware aga women fimds who sre
‘Sguifeant ro bim to ne evtct er wnoter. Leters be ore 0 Aleka
hodninsery, (2; Flora Shawrovs, §; Fa Minow, 4, Lidl. Aviva, 2;
‘Arma Savers, 2

Reng Chekhov's Hstrs we nolce how exremoly pote, obligig, and
smoptve he ses to alkene a pl] ltr fam Nice. as be Bitly
‘mentioned his fa coniian md ae, Re never filet sk abn wha was
Of esto te person le oes rng To. Ho ays sald ty ty Ui
‘spouses, chiles, secvans, and pes, remembering dhe by mame. Hs was
detiriemed. le wuts to his mother, “When yoo 460 Fatbor Nibelal
ilpovich, plate owe him on oy eal" apeipasiog pple she might
next He akg odded, “Give the stampe ftom the exvelope to Nuria
Timofeevan" Tie not only collected post stamps foe family fend in
ars, he asked otirs nat to dow wey their amp and keep ter for
liec” fle was goetoos An se tanliple press fo his farly Penh
snap, plying cards, socks, bands of the World Expo, perfume, gloves, pict,
unbrells,Fapmese Reacupe penis, scary ey, pares, ln nehvoks,
fine, a como, hd a eagifying glase” He was eaiog: Knowing that

Tie ony ed ne hi eran ae kine
ren ar a Seat 2 97 wb Chora ony En oe
Us, Sb aban hr nt mye can a “Thr wb Bax
‘cher Goa Hoon tes 8 Wit pg Hd
omar pacer ah monte emmy py nr si A a ne,
is Tee mone, ge re te ne, Bow rape at
‘ons aa of srs tan Sharad err tn ay
the te tt aad ror le nee cb en
Sino tur nti var, vcard”

bonkers vt baer ome

23 ovnte 2 (9 ero Aka Rll,

2 Res. Soa 97 et Cr oa Er
ae ices sre

tis brther Alaa’ pley won to faye premier, he seeratyeruaed
‘wth an eer Gnd to have i eviewed™

‘The kinder Chekhov wat to the people be wzpte to, the less kind he
scene tobe fo tone Be wre about Ta his locas fp ster Mari be poke
fun at artist Aleksandra Khotiisve, who was thet Giend and a feqoea
gues of thee house. “ere in Nice) che aes ho same dress she orn
‘Matithown" A. Khosiainsava is sl her, lavng for Paris soe, She's
fn the sume drean” "The ardst woman booght sume Readkuarss ler yo.
Shay cap an lof somching omens as

leksmnd yas auoe yom, it macl by uot, tke Chelle ed
Sale las, ct Ung Bo ayer of ig womch Rende athe Ge.
Moreover, she came roma to Nice, by Chekhov's invation, to abt
[Now You's nit hit, SHE was th ane Mo sjent Te of me inh room
‘even though faa cousideedsodeeent” She mde denvngs of bi, be
‘ull Tn Bees, 10018 anes a day, Te wag she hom Chak sr again it
‘Pci im Ape. When she came to int hom in the Ps boel,sbe forts Tis
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