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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: is ill at ease with you, my dear fellow, one really is!"
He looked intently into my face; the charming expression faded
away, his eyes grew dim again, and he sniffed and muttered
feebly:
"Yes, yes. . . . Excuse an old man. . . . It's all nonsense . . .
yes."
As he slowly descended the staircase, spreading out his hands to
balance himself and showing me his huge, bulky back and red neck,
he gave me the unpleasant impression of a sort of crab.
"You ought to go away, your Excellency," he muttered. "To
Petersburg or abroad. . . . Why should you live here and waste
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