It is said that all Russian literature came out of Gogol's coat... the famous novel written by Nikolai Gogol, about Akai Akakievich, a legal employee, who had long dreamed of wearing a luxurious fur coat. After he succeeds in saving the price of the coat, and the tailor tailors it for him, he puts it on and goes out into the stormy and cold night, having reached the peak of ecstasy and pleasure. Here, armed thieves attack him, beat him and steal the coat. The result is that he returns to his mother’s house, where he suffers from a fever for several days, and then becomes delirious. He dies!
My story was not this tragic. I had seen a picture of a famous international singer standing on stage wearing an elegant outfit, a black pullover and an apricot-colored jacket. He seemed very elegant to me, and I kept the picture for several years, and then the day came when my savings allowed it. I bought a cheap jacket I found in a clothing store. I bought a black bull over, and I knew that I had obtained what I wanted from the Lord of the Worlds..
But I never found the courage to wear this outfit. It seemed to me more luxurious and elegant than people's eyes were accustomed to it. I will wear it once and they will be amazed. I will wear it again and they will be amazed. Then a third time and they will smile. After that, they will not notice at all. This is a very cruel thing.
That's why I put the suit in the wardrobe and filled the pockets with naphthalene so that insects wouldn't find their way into it, and I decided that there would definitely be an important occasion in my life coming... an invitation to an Oscar party... an invitation to receive the Nobel Prize... marrying Marilyn Monroe... this occasion would require me to go out. This marvel is out of place.
Two years later, Aida came to college. The delicate, charming girl. I knew from the first moment that I loved her. I knew that she would not escape me.
This is how I started courting her, and she accepted my courtship with a mixture of cunning and innocence. I was saving the few dollars I had to buy her a small gift or delicate ornament. She would accept or refuse