Bet by Anton Chekhov
The Bet By: Anton Chekhov “The leaves were rustling. ... It was a senseless, ridiculous bet. ... It was simply a bet made by two dim-witted men who would not mind keeping their sky-high egos down. Who won the bet? ... I would like to say that the lawyer was the victor of this bet. ... Truly, the lawyer was the victor regardless if the bet did or did not happen. His gain was better than the two millions he would have gotten from the bet if he chose to stay until 12 o’ clock.