Vladimir Nabokov. La Veneciana
Vladimir Nabokov. LA VENEZIANA
"Fiddlesticks," said McGore. "The impression of antiquity can be evoked as easily as the impression of color by pressing one's upper eyelid. On occasion I allow myself the luxury of imagining today's world, our machines, our fashions, as they will appear to our descendants four or five hundred years hence. I assure you that I feel as ancient as a Renaissance monk."
"Have some more wine, my dear Simpson," offered the Colonel.
Bashful, quiet Simpson, who was se