Question

‘God forgive me, a wicked sinner,’he murmured, as he drew the clothes over his head. What does Chekhov mean by this?

Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov...

Answer 1

This expression has been taken from Gooseberries By Anton Chekhov

Explanation:

• Alekhine was in party when he started feeling something off in his body
• He had trouble reaching his room and when he reached there he fell on the table
• He was murmuring "God forgive me, a wicked sinner,"  
• The smell of his body spread in other rooms but no one could figure out his death