This is a story about the swing of human emotion. Chekhov highlights the fleeting nature of anticipation and hope. He dissects the mental progression of anticipating a financial windfall as excitement turns into resentment and back into something else. Anyone who has ever obsessed about comparable possibilities can probably identify to some degree with the emotions and thoughts of these characters.
| Podcast: | Classic Short Story |
| Published: | November 5, 2009 |
| Reader: | L. Paul Kossman |
| Producer: | Nick L. Norris |
| Track Time: | 14 min., 41 sec. |
