Gone Astray
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Two lawyers are tired and sleepy.
One it seems is very happily married and he wants to share his happiness with his colleague. Maybe he is too eager. Or too preachy . We know in Chekhov's world these traits might need a little correcting.
When Kozyavkin and his friend Laev arrive home -- Kozyavkin expects his wife to be waiting for them. When she isn't there -- one assumes his wife might not be the angel he imagines her to be. The thought enters that Kozyavkin might be cuckold. And shortly we find out he is but not the way we expect.
Lesson to be learned: When arriving at a train station late at night drunk with a friend and your home is miles away -- take a cab.
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