'An Enigmatic Nature', by Anton Chekhov

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"An Enigmatic Nature" (Russian: Загадочная натура, romanized: Zagadochnaya natura) is an 1883 short story by Anton Chekhov.
The story was first published in the humorous magazine Oskolki on 19 March 1883, signed A.Chekhonte.
In a train compartment, Voldemar, a provincial secretary of Special Commissions, who is also a budding young author, talks to an agitated young lady, reclining on a seat opposite to him. He is fascinated with the great enigma of her apparently wonderful inner world, eager to unravel its mysteries, and she, a self-proclaimed 'sufferer in Dostoyevsky's taste' implores him to reveal her soul to the world in one of his novellas.
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Εxcerpt: "Write about me, Voldemar!" says the pretty lady, with a mournful smile. "My life has been so full, so varied, so chequered. Above all, I am unhappy. I am a suffering soul in some page of Dostoevsky. Reveal my soul to the world, Voldemar. Reveal that hapless soul. You are a psychologist. We have not been in the train an hour together, and you have already fathomed my heart."
"Tell me! I beseech you, tell me!"
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The work of Anton Chekhov, translated in English by Constance Garnett, is on the public domain.
Thumbnail picture of Chekhov, on the public domain,
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Subtitles in English and Greek.
Original Greek Subtitling by Naya Nomikou.
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