Vladimir Nabokov. Solus Rex
Vladimir Nabokov. SOLUS REX
"I kept away from malicious chatter," said K, "but there was indeed some gossip to that effect."
"Well, hearsay is the poetry of truth. You are still a boy—quite a pretty boy to boot-—so there are many things you won't understand right now. I shall offer you only this observation: all people are basically naughty, but when it is done under the rose, when, for instance, you hasten to gorge yourself on jam in a dark corner, or send your imaginatio