Title: An Enigmatic Nature
Date Read: 03 October 2008
Word Count: 880
Briefly: A woman on a train reveals a motive for marriage, other than love.
Afterthoughts: Simple, straightforward story with another typical comedic ending from Chekhov. There’s interesting reference in this story to another Russian literary great – Dostoevsky.
Notable Quote: “There were moments — terrible moments — but I was kept up by the thought that from day to day the old man might die, that then I would begin to live as I liked, to give myself to the man I adore — be happy“
Rating: 
*Story read as part of my Checking Off The Chekhov Shorts reading challenge.
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