The Undiscovered Chekhov

A

GLOSSARY

OF TERMS

FOR

YOUNG

LADIES

IF A DILIGENT SCHOOLGIRL loves studying physics, then this is physical love.

When young people declare love in a car, it’s carnal love.

If a young lady doesn’t love you, but your brother, then it’s brotherly love.

When people love spraying themselves with scents, then this is sensual love.

When an elderly maid loves dogs, cats, and animals in general, then this is an animalistic love.

Husband is the word for a man who, out of pity and by police injunction, helps fathers feed and clothe their daughters.

A rutting life is postmen and coachmen trotting in autumn down broken, rutted roads.