Sarah Bernhardt comes to town.(short story)

From: Harper's Magazine | Date: November 1, 1997| Author: Chekhov, Anton; Constantine, Peter | Copyright information

Telegram

Have been drinking to Sarah's health all week! Enchanting! She actually dies standing up! Our actors can't touch the Parisians! Sitting there, you feel you're in Paradise! Regards to Mankya.

-- Petrov.

Telegram

Lieutenant Egorov. Come, you can have my ticket -- I'm not going again. It's just rubbish. Nothing special. A waste of money.

From Dr. Klopson, M.D., to Dr. Verfluchterschwein, M.D.

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