Vladimir Nabokov. La visita al museo
Vladimir Nabokov. THE VISIT TO THE MUSEUM
"And if not?" inquired M. Godard.
"I shall pay you the sum anyway."
"All right," he said. "Here, take this red-and-blue pencil and using the red—the red, please—put it in writing for me."
In my excitement I carried out his demand. Upon glancing at my signature, he deplored the difficult pronunciation of Russian names. Then he appended his own signature and, quickly folding the sheet, thrust it into his waistcoat pocket.
"Let's go," he said, freeing a cuff.