全新正版契诃夫短篇小说选(英文版)9787544736138译林

THE MAN IN A CASE
LIGHTS
A CHAMELEON
A JOKE
AT A SUMMER VILLA
VEROTCHKA
NEIGHBOURS
VANKA
THAT WRETCHED BOY
ANNA ON THE NECK
THE TWO VOLODYAS
BETROTHED
IONITCH
THE BEAUTIES
KASHTANKA
MISERY
JOY
THE STUDENT
THE LADY WITH THE DOG
SORROW

"Byelikovhadalittlebeoolikeabox;hisbedhadcurtains.Whenhewenttobedhecoveredhisheadover;itwashotandstuffy;thewindbatteredonthecloseddoors;therewasadroningnoiseinthestoveandasoundofsighsfromthekitchen---ominoussighsAndhefeltfrightenedunderthebed-clothes.Hewasafraidthatsomethingmighthappen,thatAfanasymightmurderhim,thatthievesmitreakin,andsohehadtroubledeasallnight,andinthemorning,whenwewenttogethertothehigh-school,hewasdepressedanpe,ndtwasevidentthatthehigh-schoolfullofpeopleexciteddreadandaversioninhiswholebeing,andthattowalkbesidemewasirksometoamanofhissoliryemerament."'Theymakeagreatnoiseinourclasses,'heusedtosay,asthoughtryingtofindanexplanationforhisdepression.'It'sbeyondanything.'"AndtheGreekmaster,thismaninacase--wouldyoubelieveit?--almostgotmarried."IvanIvanovitchglancedquicklyintothebarn,andsaid:"Youarejoking!""Yes,strangeasitseems,healmostgotmarried.Anewteacherofhistoryandgeography,MilhailSavvitchKovalenko,aLittleRussian,wasappointed.Hecame,notalone,butwithhissisterVarinka.Hewasatall,darkyoungmanwithhugehands,andonecouldseefromhisfacethathehadabassvoice,and,infact,hehadavoicethatseemedtocomeoutofabarrel--'boom,boom,boom!'Andshewasnotsoyoung,aboutthirty,butshe,too,wastall,well-made,withblackeyebrowsandredcheeks--infact,shewasaregularsugar-plum,andsosprightly,sonoisy;shewasalwayssingingLittleRussiansongsandlaughing.Fortheleastthingshewouldgooffintoaringinglaugh--'Ha-ha-ha!'WemadeourfirstthoroughacquaintancewiththeKovalenkosattheheadmaster'sname-dayparty.Amongtheglumandintenselyboredteacherswhocameeventothename-daypartyasadutywesuddenlysawanewAphroditerisenfromthewaves;shewalkedwithherarmsakimbo,laughed,sang,dancedShesangwitheein'TheWindsDoBlow,'thenanothersong,andanother,andshefascinatedusall--all,evenByelikov.Hesatdownbyherandsaidwithahoneyedsmile:'TheLittleRussianremindsoneoftheancientGreekinitssoftnessandagreeableresonance.'"Thatflatteredher,andshebegantellinghimwitheeinandearnestnessthattheaafarmintheGadyatchskydistrict,andthathermammalivedatthefarm,andthattheasuchpears,suchmelons,such'kabaks'!TheLittleRussianscallpumpkins'kabaks'(i.e.,pothouse),whiletheirpothousetheycall'shinki',andtheymakeabeetrootsoupwithtomatoesandauberginesinit,'whichwassonice--awfullynice!'"Welistenedandlistened,andsuddenlythesameideadawneduponusall:'Itwouldbeagoodthingtomakeamatchofit,'theheadmaster'swifesaidtomesoftly."WeallforsomereasonrecalledthefactthatourfriendByelikovwasnotmarried,anditnowseemedtousstrangethatwehadhithertofailedtoobserve,andhadinfactcompletelylostsightof,adetailsoimportantinhislife.Whatwashisattitudetowoman?Howhadhesettledthisvitalquestionforhimself?.Thishadnotinterestedusintheleasttillthen;perhapswehadnotevenadmittedtheideathatamanwhowentoutinallweathersingaloshesandsleptundercurtainscouldbeinlove."'Heisagooddealoverfortyandsheisthirty,'theheadmaster'swifewenton,developingheridea.'Ibelieveshewouldmarryhim.'"Allsortsofthingsaredoneintheprovincesthrouoredom,allsortsofunnecessaryandnonsensicalthings!Andthatisbecausewhatisnecessaryisnotdoneatall.Whatneedwasthereforinstance,forustomakeamatchforthisByelikov,whomonecouldnotevenimaginemarried?Theheadmaster'swife,theinspector'swife,andallourhigh-schoolladies,grewlivelierandevenbetter-looking,asthoughtheasuddenlyfoundanewobjectinlife.Theheadmaster'swifewouldtakeaboxatthetheatre,andwebeheldsittinginherboxVarinka,withsuchafan,beamingandhappy,andbesideherByelikov,alittlebentfigure,lookingasthoughhehadbeenextractefohishousebypincers.Iwouldgiveaneveningparty,andtheladieswouldinsistonmyinvitingByelikovandVarinka.Inshort,themachinewassetinmotion.ItappearedthatVarinkawasnotaversetomatrimony.Shehadnotaverycheerfullifewithherbrother;theycoulddonothingbutquarrelandscoldoneanotherfrommorningtillnight.Hereisascene,forinstance.Kovalenkowouldbecomingalongthestreet,atall,sturdyyoungruffian,inanembroideredshirt,hislove-locksfallingonhisforeheadunderhiscap,inonehandabundleofbooks,intheotherathickknottedstick,followedbyhissister,alsowithbooksinherhand."'Butyouhaven'treadit,Mihalik!'shewouldbearguingloudly.'Itellyou,Iswearyouhavenotreaditatall!'"'AndItellyouIhavereadit,'criesKovalenko,thumpinghisstickonthepavement."'Oh,mygoodness,Mihalik!whyareyousocross?Wearearguingaboutprinciples.'"'ItellyouthatIhavereadit!'Kovalenkowouldshout,moreloudlythanever.P4-P6

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