Having gone out on a fine day to see people and show himself off, one gentleman met an old acquaintance of his on the street. Delighted by the chance meeting and wanting to relieve his soul, he began to eagerly interrogate his friend:
- Bah, you’re simply unrecognizable! There is no face on you and your eyes are completely dim. Has some trouble happened?
“Alas,” he answered sadly, looking away, “this happens to me when...
- How can you calmly talk about this? We need to immediately contact our famous doctor. It is important to prevent any illness in time, and the talkative signor continued talking about illnesses for a long time, not allowing his acquaintance to open his mouth. “Tell me, my dear friend, how long have you been noticing such strange changes in your mood?”
- Every time I see your smug face. From great chagrin, when I meet you, the whole wide world becomes distasteful to me.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru