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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.”
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