Anton Chekhov: It seemed that if a band of brigands had been living in his rooms his life would not have been so hopelessly, so irremed

It seemed that if a band of brigands had been living in his rooms his life would — Anton Chekhov

It seemed that if a band of brigands had been living in his rooms his life would not have been so hopelessly, so irremediably ruined as by the presence of this woman.

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