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TextCChekhov’sLastDays
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[1]...Thefriendswhocametoseestretchedoutonadaybedwearingadressinggown.Heologizetothemfortheinformalityofhisattireandforcehimselftomakejokesaerestedihing,buttheywereallstruckbyhishollowcheeks,lexion,anddilatedpupils.Dr.Rossolimoobservedthatlikealltubercularpatientshespokeofthediseasewithanalmostredifferehhisburninghandsandflushedcheekscouldhereallybelieveincure?
[2]OneeveninginisghappilywiththewriterGilyarovsky,oehimtowrite,whenGilyarovskymentionedhehadretlyreturnedfromavisittothesteppe.AllatonceChekhovgrewpehesteppe,thesteppe!Whataluyouare!That’swherethepoetryis.”
Andheclosedhiseyes,smiledachildlikesmile,ahisheaddropontothepillow.“Iamhedreamedofsteppe,”
Gilyarovskywrote.
[3]Towardstheehperaturewentdowroogetoutofbed.OnMay31heariumphantlytohissister:“Justthink.TodayforthefirsttimeIputonshoesandacoat[...]aimewentoutforaride.”
hingtoholdhimbathejouraubehadseled.OnJune3,1904,AntonandOlgatookthetrainforBerlin.
[4]AlthoughhehadleftMosorbidmood,ChekhovperkedupatonBerlin.Ageofplacealwaysdidhimgood.FromafortableroomatHotelSavoy(“thebestinBerlieMarialetterafteroptimisticletter:hisappetitehadimproved;heuttingabitoffleshonhisbones;hisdiarrheahadsubsided;hislegsnolongerarfact,hewasoallday,“runningaroundBerlin,”
raidingtheshthroughtheTiergarten.ItwasthefirsttimehehadeverbeenoutofRussiawithOlga,aheclosertoherf“stranded”
iy;heenjoyeddisganewworldanddisewimpressionswithher.Heclaimedjestinglythathehadnotseenasinglegood-lookingwomanandthatGermanwomendressed“abomi,asheadmittedtoMaria,“peopleliveafortableexistehefoodisgood,lifeisgood,lifeisnotexpehestreetsare,ns.”
InhisoptimismheeveospetheItaliaurntoYaltainAugustviaople.
[5]Chekhov’sthefuturewasnotsharedbyDr.KarlEwald,thespecialistDr.TaubehadreeergivingChekhovacarefulexamination,Dr.Ereadhisarmsiureofhelplessnessahoutaword.Themessagewasobvious.“Itwas,ofcourse,”
Dr.Alschulerlaterwrote,“butEwald’sattitudemaybeexplaihathedidandhowanyonecouldhavepermittedamansoilltouakesolongajourney—andforwhat?”
AfterahChekhovtheBerliforRussiaohiseditor:“IamoftheopinionthatChekhov’sdaysarenumbered.Heseemedmortallyill:hewasterriblythihetime,gaspedforbreathattheslightestmovement,andwasrunningahightemperature.”
[6]ThesamejournalistsawtheChekhovsoffatthePotsdamstatiohreedaysiheytookthetrainforBadeheBlackForest.“Hehadtroublemakinghisthesmallstaircaseatthestatioe,“andsatdowestocatchhisbreath.Butasthetraiopullout,hedisregardedmypleaaofthewindowtonodgood-bye.”
[7]BadenweilerisaspaoerheBlackForestnotfarfromBasel,a,exglittletowoadeforvalesdhespetwodaysthereinabhouse,theoaprivatehousethattookihelarge,well-keptgarden,allgravelpathsandflowerbeds,affordedabeautifulviewofthemountains.Chekhovspeireday—fruheeveedinafortableBadehesundidnotburohissister,itcaressedtheskin.Thespaphysi,aDr.Schwohrer,provedperfepeteogetonwith.Besidesabsoluterestheprescribedadietofealdreer,aea(“toaidthepatient’ssleep”
).AndwhileChekhovaboutSchwohrer’s“quackery,”
heboastedtoMariathathewasgrerfast.OnJusofarastowritetohismother:“Myhealthisimproving,andit’slikelyI’llbepletelyaweek.”
OlgaefulenoughtoleavehimonhisownandgotoBaseltohaveherteethexamined.
[8]Afteraweekofeuphoria,however,avewaytoay,boredom,andtheneedfe.“I’tgetusedtothisGermanpeadquiet,”
hewrotetoMaria.“There’snotasouexabandwithrikesupatseveninthemandadropoftalent,noodtasteaobeseen,oitiesoforderahere’sagooddealmoretalentinRussia,tosaynothingofItalyorFranowDr.Sedwantingtoo:“Thesamestupidcocoa,thesameoatmeal.”
SiherewasionBadenweiler,however,theyleftthehousetheyhadbeenstayingatfortheHotelSommer,thebestthespahadtooffer.Chekhovwouldsitoutonthebalyofhisroomforhours,eopleenteraofficeacrosstheroad.OrhewouldplanjourimetablesainginformatiouredatesforboatseoOdessafromTriesteorMarseilles.
[9]ThenBadebyaheatwave.Chekhov,hislungshalfdestroyed,sufferedhorribly.“It’scaughtmeunawares,”
hewrotetoMaria,“andsinceallIhavewithmeiswihes,I’msuffoddreamofgettingoutofhere.”
IhelastChekhivesintodespairforthefirsttime:“Thefoodisverytasty,butitdoesn’tdomemuachkeepsupset.I’teatthekindofbuttertheyhavehere.Apparentlymystomaedbeyondallhope.Abouttheoistofast,inotherwords,torefraiirely,andthat’sthat.Andtheonlyremedyforshort-wiokeepperfectlystill.”
HislettertohereofherstohimsayingthatsincehewasdoingsowellsheaherIvaogoonashorttouroftheCaucasus.“Sotakecareofyourself,dearAnthlessamatherythande.”
[10]OnJune29ChekhovhadasuddeadSchwivehimbothmorphineahispulsereturonormalandhehadapeaight.Therespitewasshort-lived;dayhehadaack.TwodentsfromtheRussianpressrushedtoBadenweilerandwiredbagreportsoeofChekhov’shealth.eanwhile,soohesedattadperfectlyludstructedhisbaomakeallpaymentsinhiswife’sname.WhenOlgaaskedhimthereasonforhis,herepliedevasively,“It’sincase...”
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