Vladimir Nabokov. El timbre
A moment later a middle-aged man in a frogged velveteen jacket came out into the hallway. He had a carroty complexion and seemed extremely friendly. After a cheerful greeting he added in Russian, "I don't remember you, though—there must be a mistake." Nikolay looked at him and apologized: "Afraid so. I don't remember you either. I was expecting to find the Dr. Weiner who lived on Moika Street in Petersburg before the Revolution, but got the wrong one. Sorry."
"Oh, that must be a namesake of mine. A common namesake. I lived on Zagorodny Avenue."
"We all used to go to him," explained Nikolay, "and