“She was really very gay and in an exultant mood. For two months after her wedding she had been tormented by the thought that she had married Colonel Yagich for his money or, as they say, par dépit”. That same evening in the out of town restaurant, she finally became convinced that she loved him passionately. In spite of his 54 years, he was so trim, sprightly and athletic, and he told puns and joined in the gypsy girls’ songs with such charm. It is true that nowadays old men are a thousand times more interesting than young ones. The Colonel was two years older than her father, but was that important if, to be quite honest, he was infinitely stronger, more energetic, and livelier than she was, even though she was only twenty-three?”
Anton Chekov, “The Two Volodyas”.,
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