Vladimir Nabokov. Aureliana : Клуб изучающих испанский языкVladimir Nabokov. Aureliana
d bring dreary old age and that the good fortune which now beckoned would never again repeat its invitation When finally Sommer said that on the fourth he would give a defi nite answer, Pilgram decided that the dream of his life was about to break at last from its old crinkly cocoon. He spent several hours exam ining a map, choosing a route, estimating the time of appearance of this or that species, and suddenly something black and blinding welled before his eyes, and he stumbled about his shop for quite a while be fore he felt better. The fourth came and Sommer failed to turn up, and, after waiting all day, Pilgram retired to his bedroom and silently lay down. He refused his supper, and for