Read the excerpt below from the short story “the bet” by anton p. chekhov and answer the question that follows. “that i may show you in deed my contempt for that by which you live, i waive the two millions of which i once dreamed as of paradise, and which i now despise. that i may deprive myself of my right to them, i shall come out from here five minutes before the stipulated term, and thus shall violate the agreement.” what motivates the lawyer to write the above in a letter? his love for the banker his hatred of freedom, life, and health his contempt for money and gold his joy at being able to leave the room