To F. O. Shekhtel, 2 February 1892. Moscow.
Ф. О. ШЕХТЕЛЮ, 2 февраля 1892 г. Москва.
Headnote
Dated 2 February 1892, from Moscow – a genuine distinct item from (24 January, also to Shekhtel) and from (8 February, also to Shekhtel but written from Selo Khrenovoye): different dates, different places of writing, different content.
A very brief note to Fyodor (Franz) Osipovich Shekhtel. Chekhov reports he did not win – apparently a lottery or raffle he and Shekhtel had jointly entered via a shared subscription list – and that in his disappointment he is leaving that same day for Voronezh province, where he expects to stay a week and a half; their planned dinner together must therefore wait at least that long. He closes with a one-line reminder not to lose the subscription list.
2 Feb.
2 фев.
Dear Franz Osipovich, I did not win! In despair I am leaving today for Voronezh province, where I shall stay a week and a half. So our dinner cannot take place any sooner than a week and a half from now.
Милый Франц Осипович, я не выиграл! С отчаяния уезжаю сегодня в Воронежскую губ, где пробуду полторы недели. Стало быть, наш обед раньше как через полторы недели состояться не может.
Don’t lose the subscription list.
Не потеряйте подписной лист.
Yours, A. Chekhov.
Ваш А. Чехов.