Letter · 1892

To N. M. Garshina, 10 January 1892. Moscow.

Н. М. ГАРШИНОЙ, 10 января 1892 г. Москва.

Headnote

Dated 10 January 1892, from Moscow, to Nadezhda Mikhailovna Garshina, widow of the writer Vsevolod Garshin, the same addressee as the earlier letter of 1891.

Chekhov explains he hurried to Moscow on domestic business and so could not call on Garshina in Petersburg, and apologizes; he promises to visit her in February if he returns to Petersburg. He reports that her notice was placed promptly in Suvorin’s "Novoye Vremya," with only minor changes, printed in the form of a dispatch from Moscow. He lays out his travel schedule for the rest of January (Nizhny Novgorod on the 14th, Moscow on the 20th, Voronezh on the 23rd, home by the 30th) and notes with relief that he had not committed to a literary evening on the 12th, since he must be in Moscow that day regardless. He closes with warm wishes for her good fortune.

10 January 1892. Moscow.
10 января 1892 г. Москва.
10 January.
10 янв.
Much-esteemed Nadezhda Mikhailovna, I was in a hurry to reach Moscow, where my domestic affairs were calling me, and so I did not manage to call on You. Forgive me, for the Creator’s sake. If I come to Petersburg in February, I shall most certainly call on You, even should You be living a thousand versts from Malaya Italyanskaya. Your notice was placed in "Novoye Vremya" at once. Small changes had to be made, but nothing important. Suvorin placed the notice in the form of a dispatch from Moscow.
Многоуважаемая Надежда Михайловна, я торопился в Москву, куда звали меня мои домашние дела, и потому не успел побывать у Вас. Простите ради создателя. Если в феврале я приеду в Петербург, то непременно побываю у Вас, хотя бы Вы жили за тысячу верст от Малой Итальянской. Ваша заметка была помещена в "Новом времени" тотчас же. Пришлось сделать маленькие изменения, но не важные. Поместил Суворин заметку в виде корреспонденции из Москвы.
When You are in Moscow, do come and see me. On the 14th I shall go away to Nizhny, on the 20th I shall be in Moscow, on the 23rd I shall go away to Voronezh, and by the 30th I shall be home. The whole of February, if I do not go to Petersburg, I shall spend in Moscow. You see how well it is that I did not promise You I would take part in the literary evening! That evening will be on the 12th of January, and yet on that very day I must, come what may, be in Moscow.
Когда будете в Москве, пожалуйте ко мне. 14-го я уеду в Нижний, 20-го буду в Москве, 23-го уеду в Воронеж, к 30 буду дома. Весь февраль, если не поеду в Петербург, проведу в Москве. Видите, как хорошо, что я не пообещал Вам участвовать в литературном вечере! Вечер этот будет 12-го янв, а между тем в этот день я во что бы то ни стало должен быть в Москве.
I wish You every good thing. May Your lucky star shine ever brighter and brighter. You are, after all, terribly fortunate.
Желаю Вам всего хорошего. Пусть Ваша счастливая звезда сияет всё ярче и ярче. Вы ведь ужасно счастливы.
Respectfully Yours,
Уважающий

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