How do You intepret the story's closing paragraph in "The Lady With The Dog" by Chekhov

Anton Chekov's story, "The Lady With the Pet Dog,"
describes two people who are presented with a serious
dilemma.

The last paragraph reads as
follows:

And
it seemed as though in a little while the solution would be found, and then a new and
splendid life would begin; and it was clear to both of them that they had still a long,
long road before them, and that the most complicated and difficult part of it was only
just beginning.

Anna and
Gurov are married, but not to each other. Neither of them is happy in his/her marriage.
Gurov first sees Anna on a vacation, and believes it would be nice to have a meaningless
fling. Eventually they do, but it means nothing to Gurov, something of a shallow and
egotistical man, caring little for the feelings of women. Anna is saddened by their
brief interlude, fearing he will think ill of her.

When
they separate, Gurov assumes the relationship is at an end. However, he finds that he
cannot forget her and finds her in her home town, seeing her at the opera, which throws
her into a panic. She agrees to find him in Moscow.

By this
time, for the first time in his life, Gurov has fallen in love, and is driven to
distraction by his desire to see her.

By the time we reach
the last paragraph, we are aware of how these two people feel about each other. They
know they cannot see each other unless they do so secretly, but bewail the fact that
they must live a life in this kind of "bondage."

The last
paragraph indicates that they are both hopeful that they will eventually find the answer
to this dilemma. They realize that difficulties will lie in their path, and the journey
to happiness will take a long time.

It may be that these
two people are committed enough to each other that they will do whatever it takes, for
as long as it takes, to be together. On the other hand, perhaps they act like young
lovers who see love and hope in each moment spent together, with no clear appreciation
of how difficult the obstacles before them may be.

Either
way, Chekov leaves the reader with the sense that Anna and Gurov are committed to find a
way to make their relationship work...some day.