Vladimir Nabokov. Un mal día
Vladimir Nabokov. A BAD DAY
The "there" fell on Peter. But all the other children crowded around Elenski, clamoring for him to be the seeker. One could hear them exclaiming: "Please, please, it will be much more fun!"
"All right, I consent," replied Elenski, without even glancing at Peter.
At the point where the avenue joined the garden terrace, there stood a whitewashed, partly peeled bench with a barred back, also white and also peeling. It was on this bench that Elenski sat down with the green stick in his hands