“ In the whole town there is no happier man than I am. ”
Anton Chekhov, The Steppe (1888). copy citation
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
|---|---|
| Source | The Steppe |
| Topic | town |
| Date | 1888 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Steppe |
Context
“I have never had any trouble from childhood, and now suppose the Tsar were to ask me, 'What do you need? What would you like?' why, I don't need anything. I have everything I want and everything to be thankful for. In the whole town there is no happier man than I am. My only trouble is I have so many sins, but there—only God is without sin. That's right, isn't it?"
"No doubt it is."
"I have no teeth, of course; my poor old back aches; there is one thing and another, .”
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