I did not take temporary editorship of an agricultural paper without misgivings. Neither would a landsman take command of a ship without misgivings. But I was in circumstances that made the salary an object. The regular editor of the paper was going off for a holiday, and I accepted the terms he offered, and took his place.
The sensation of being at work again was luxurious, and I wrought all the week with unflagging pleasure. We went to press, and I waited a day with some solicitude to see whether my effort was going to attract any notice. As I left the office, toward sundown, a group of men and boys at the foot of the stairs dispersed with one impulse, and gave me passageway, and I heard one or two of them say: "That's him!" I was naturally pleased by this incident. The next morning I found a similar group at the foot of the stairs, and scattering couples and individuals standing here and there in the street and over the way, watching me with interest. The group separated and fell back as I approached, and I heard a man say, "Look at his eye!" I pretended not to observe the notice I was attracting, but secretly I was pleased with it, and was purposing to write an account of it to my aunt. I went up the short flight of stairs, and heard cheery voices and a ringing laugh as I drew near the door, which I opened, and caught a glimpse of two young rural-looking men, whose faces blanched and lengthened when they saw me, and then they both plunged through the window with a great crash. I was surprised.
In about half an hour an old gentleman, with a flowing beard and a fine but rather austere face, entered, and sat down at my invitation. He seemed to have something on his mind. He took off his hat and set it on the floor, and got out of it a red silk handkerchief and a copy of our paper.
During the summer holidays I went to rest in the camp "Sunny". It is situated on the shore of the Azov sea in a pine forest.
In our camp there were 12 units, and I came in fifth. Counselors Daniel Ivanovic, Svetlana Igorevna and Anna Vladimirovna jokingly called us "pioneers".
Even in "Sunny" four shifts, each for 18 days. I arrived just in time for the best: the third. The first days I was still homesick, but soon the camp of the case captivated me entirely.
Every day we've had lots of different concerts and competitions. For example, we noted the "Neptune Day" and were making masks, hats and jewelry from plastic wrappers, old shiny discs of colored paper. Then we dressed up in mermaids, fish, water, even in the "sponge Bob", danced and sang.
In the camp there were several circles. Girls sewing soft toys, woven beaded jewelry. I went to the clay modelling and computer class.
It was a lot of fun on the sea. It is a pity that swim for a long time did not allow counselors. But we played volleyball on the sand. In the evening we went with counselors at the disco and was always late for the beginning because of the girls, who had long been collected and painted. We exchanged with friends on the camp phone, and then found each other online. And now communicate, remember "the sun". I want to go again!
I did not take temporary editorship of an agricultural paper without misgivings. Neither would a landsman take command of a ship without misgivings. But I was in circumstances that made the salary an object. The regular editor of the paper was going off for a holiday, and I accepted the terms he offered, and took his place.
The sensation of being at work again was luxurious, and I wrought all the week with unflagging pleasure. We went to press, and I waited a day with some solicitude to see whether my effort was going to attract any notice. As I left the office, toward sundown, a group of men and boys at the foot of the stairs dispersed with one impulse, and gave me passageway, and I heard one or two of them say: "That's him!" I was naturally pleased by this incident. The next morning I found a similar group at the foot of the stairs, and scattering couples and individuals standing here and there in the street and over the way, watching me with interest. The group separated and fell back as I approached, and I heard a man say, "Look at his eye!" I pretended not to observe the notice I was attracting, but secretly I was pleased with it, and was purposing to write an account of it to my aunt. I went up the short flight of stairs, and heard cheery voices and a ringing laugh as I drew near the door, which I opened, and caught a glimpse of two young rural-looking men, whose faces blanched and lengthened when they saw me, and then they both plunged through the window with a great crash. I was surprised.
In about half an hour an old gentleman, with a flowing beard and a fine but rather austere face, entered, and sat down at my invitation. He seemed to have something on his mind. He took off his hat and set it on the floor, and got out of it a red silk handkerchief and a copy of our paper.
In our camp there were 12 units, and I came in fifth. Counselors Daniel Ivanovic, Svetlana Igorevna and Anna Vladimirovna jokingly called us "pioneers".
Even in "Sunny" four shifts, each for 18 days. I arrived just in time for the best: the third. The first days I was still homesick, but soon the camp of the case captivated me entirely.
Every day we've had lots of different concerts and competitions. For example, we noted the "Neptune Day" and were making masks, hats and jewelry from plastic wrappers, old shiny discs of colored paper. Then we dressed up in mermaids, fish, water, even in the "sponge Bob", danced and sang.
In the camp there were several circles. Girls sewing soft toys, woven beaded jewelry. I went to the clay modelling and computer class.
It was a lot of fun on the sea. It is a pity that swim for a long time did not allow counselors. But we played volleyball on the sand. In the evening we went with counselors at the disco and was always late for the beginning because of the girls, who had long been collected and painted.
We exchanged with friends on the camp phone, and then found each other online. And now communicate, remember "the sun". I want to go again!