带小狗的女人

　　On。holiday。in。Yalta,。Muscovite。banker。Dimitri。Gurov。contrives。to。meet。a。young。woman。who。walks。her。dog.。She's。Anna。Sergeyovna,。trapped。in。a。loveless。marriage。to。a。lackey.。He's。unhappy。in。an。arranged。marriage.。With。neither。spouse。at。hand,。Dimitri。and。Anna。begin。an。affair.。After。a。short。time,。she。returns。to。Saratov,。he。to。Moscow,。believing。it's。good-by。forever.。All。winter。he。is。miserable,。enervated,。distracted。by。tristesse.。In。desperation,。he。contrives。to。go。to。Saratov,。surprising。her。at。a。concert.。Fearing。discovery。in。her。home。town,。she。promises。to。come。to。Moscow.。Will。they。cast。aside。reputation。to。live。together,。or。will。theirs。be。an。affair。of。infrequent。encounters。in。hotel。rooms?。 Written。by。{jhailey@hotmail.com}