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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: instance, to the expression of triumph on my wife's face every
time Gnekker is in our company, nor can I reconcile myself to the
bottles of Lafitte, port and sherry which are only brought out on
his account, that he may see with his own eyes the liberal and
luxurious way in which we live. I cannot tolerate the habit of
spasmodic laughter Liza has picked up at the Conservatoire, and
her way of screwing up her eyes whenever there are men in the
room. Above all, I cannot understand why a creature utterly alien
to my habits, my studies, my whole manner of life, completely
different from the people I like, should come and see me every
day, and every day should dine with me. My wife and my servants
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