tter came from him saying that he had eye-trouble, and begging his wife to return home as soon as possible. Anna Sergeyevna made haste to go"(198). She is truly not ready to leave the companion that she has met and fell madly in love with in her short stay in Yalta. "'It's a good thing I'm leaving', she said to Gurov. 'It's the hand of Fate"'(198). As much as she hates to leave her newly acquired friend she knows it's best for the both of them. They are both married and this type of behavior can't be tolerated. "We are parting forever-it has to be, for we ought never have met"(198). She was going out of his life forever he thought, all he has left are sweet memories of his young loving companion. "And his memories glowed more and more vividly"(199). It seems as though he can't get Anna off of his mind even though she has been away for several months now. "When he shut his eyes he saw her before him as though she were there in the flesh, and she seemed to him lovelier, younger, tenderer than she had been..."(198).He can no longer be without her and he decides to go and find the woman that he misses and loves so much. He is terribly unhappy when she leaves and he continues to be unhappy with his family and wife. "He was fed up with his children...In December during the holidays he prepared to take a trip. He wanted to see Anna Sergeyevna and talk with her, to arrange a rendezvous if possible"(200). He finally meets with her at an orchestra, but she is with herhusband so he has to secretly meet with her. During intermission her husband leaves the theater, and Gurov makes his move to go and talk to her. Anna was truly shocked to see Dmitrich and was frightened that he has shown up while her husband is around. "She glanced at him and turned pale, then looked at him again in horror, unable to believe her eyes, and gripped the fan and the lorgnette tightly in her hands, evidently trying to keep herself from fainting"(202). She agrees to visit ...
