Vladimir Nabokov. El ayudante de dirección
Vladimir Nabokov. THE ASSISTANT PRODUCER
That bit about the tree was the only dramatic treat that Golubkov allowed himself during his dove-gray career. We shall condone the out-burst if we remember that this was the ultimate General blocking his way and that next day's event would automatically bring on his own election. There had been lately some mild jesting among their friends ( Russian humor being a wee bird satisfied with a crumb) about the amusing little quarrel