Farewell of a Slav Woman

A retired air force colonel comes on summer vacation to the Crimea He comes as a nonofficial holidaymaker so the main problem is to find night quarters There is a brimfull of holidaymakers here at holyday season and for locals the main business is to rent a bunk And if one also manages to make money on sending pears apples grapes the whole winter will be supported Thus many locals survive others become callous cynical cold fish concerned only about gains Anna Ivanovna the flat owner renting a bunk to the colonel starts reminding of the latter Looking over a photo in a hall the colonel suddenly recognizes himself in youth with a friend who died of consumption and who turned out to be the Annas son