By 1898, the 38-year-old Chekhov had moved to Yalta on the Black Sea, in the vain hope that its balmyclimate would aid his struggle against his disease.
Mr. WINTER: Well, I suppose there is a certain daring spirit in a lot of people, and they like to live in a place where they can get up in the morning and see the beautiful Gulf of Mexico and the live oaks and enjoy the balmyclimate that exists there most of the time.