The Bet by Anton Chekhov You can read it here: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Bet.shtml http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Bet.

The Bet by Anton Chekhov You can read it here: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Bet.shtml http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Bet.shtml It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. It's so fantastically misanthropic, I cannot recommend it enough. The prisoner's polemic against society at the end is just legendary.