– Do you pursue us?

– No. – immediately the guy answered having taken bags in hand. – I do not pursue you, just passed by as last time.

Luda smiled:

– And at the same time sat on a bench at an entrance? – then she added. – We saw you.

The guy convicted that it nevertheless did not pass by, and сидев on a bench at an entrance told:

– My crime seems it is solved.

Luda with interest took an interest:

– And in what it consisted?

The guy looked at Emmanuel, and then at Luda, and said:

– I like your girlfriend. – not to offend the woman with whom he spoke he added. – I like also you.

Luda knowingly nodded, and then asked:

– And which of us is pleasant to you more?

The guy for a second thought. He did not want to be impolite to women. But something it was necessary to answer, and he told:

– You are pleasant to me both, everyone in own way. – then he added. – Both of you are beautiful and mysterious.

– Yes. – Luda smiled having agreed with the guy. – In the woman – a riddle. – then she told. – Well, help us.

The guy informed of bags their apartment on the fifth floor, and Luda having invited him on a visit, asked his name.

– Zhora. – having presented it having looked at the interlocutor, asked. – And you?

Luda did not understand:

– What I?

Zhora asked:

– What is your name?

– And. – became the woman awkwardly. Then it was presented. – Lyudmila. – she looked at Emmanuel, and presented it. – Emmanuel. – then she explained. – she arrived from abroad, and does not speak Russian. – then she added. – but she well knows English.

– I speak English too. – he addressed to Emmanuel in English. – I am very glad to get acquainted with you.

Though without knowing Russian, she understood that someone from them it was pleasant to this person. She answered in English.

– And me too.

Author: – Further dialogue happens in English.

Zhora went to kitchen, and having put bags on a floor began to get from them products. When women entered on kitchen, all products from bags already stood on a table.

Having seen that Zhora without asking permission began to manage in the apartment, Luda was indignant with his behavior, and with obvious hostility questioned:

– You nobody learned to ask permission before managing in others apartment?

Zhora immediately understood the mistake, and hurried to justify itself:

– I thought that you were tired, and will be me you to help better.

Emmanuel frowned. She did not love that someone the stranger without permission will do in others apartment what is not necessary. And to whom it will be pleasant? She told:

– Of course we are grateful to you for your help, but …

Zhora heaved a deep sigh.

– Understood. – he told. – I leave.

Women exchanged glances. Both of them wanted that Zhora remained with them. To remain that to modify, and for a conversation, for communication. Luda strictly asked:

– Where do you go?

– On an exit. – sadly he told. Then added. – I showed tactlessness that without the knowledge of the hostess of the apartment began to manage …

He did not manage to finish the offer as Luda told:

– We forgive you.

Zhora turned back.

Emmanuel added.

– We of course are angry that you laid out everything from bags, but you made it from good intentions.

Zhora immediately answered:

– I wanted to help you.

Emmanuel having approached Zhora, said in low tones:

– I know. – then she asked. – Help us to prepare it is fished.

Zhora immediately agreed.

– Of course.

It was soon fished it is ready. The baked chicken, soup kharcho, salads. Of course there was a tea. Generally whatever you may say we always ate monotonously. At the CPSU, and in Russia. There are no special delicacies in shops, and to go to restaurant expensively. Remember that Luda leaving from the father, suggested to have a bite Emmanuel. They of course, went to restaurant, but having looked at the prices, Emmanuel just was horrified. For the life, she of course saw the restaurant prices, but such!? It too.

Having sat down at a table, all three were accepted to first course. Concentrate, soup kharcho. In general, who knows, the concentrate was and remains to one of favourite food. And let after it getting thirsty, let after it to rise pressure, and the stomach will begin to play unknown games. A concentrate – the most favourite product of the Soviet and Russian citizen. Do you ask why? It simply in comparison with cooking of Russian cabbage soup or borsch does not take a lot of time, and it that the most important – cheap. And the Russian person – if only to fill to him a belly and if heartburn, that is the checked method – alcohol. It is possible to eat nothing, just drink hot and do not think of anything. For you everything will solve alcohol.

Having taken a sip of couple of spoons of soup kharcho, Emmanuel asked:

– What is it?

Luda having looked at Emmanuel puzzled with a look, answered:

– How that? Soup kharcho.

Emmanuel having frowned, questioned:

– And you eat it? – she did not understand how it is possible to eat it? It is simply a poison, and more than nothing.

– Yes. – Luda agreed. – It to you not America.

– What does it have to do with America? – did not understand Emmanuel. – In America there are concentrates too, and we eat them …

– Then that?

Emmanuel with neglect answered:

– It is a lot of salt, and pepper. So to stomach ulcer nearby.

Luda frowned:

– Stomach ulcer? – it having made a pause, added. – I did not think of it.

Zhora got into conversation. He told:

– The ulcer an ulcer, and is it is necessary.

The woman having looked in Zhora's plate, saw that she is empty, and Zhora having looked at Emmanuel, told:

– Maybe in Russia trade in shit why all this shit is eaten?

Women shrugged shoulders.

– Because – Zhora continued. – ourselves buy this shit. – it having made a pause, added. – Here if nobody buys it …

– Can you and are right. – Luda agreed with Zhora. – If nobody buys … – she looked in a plate of soup kharcho. – this shit, would cease to produce it at all.

Emmanuel agreed, and having made one more spoon of soup, asked:

– And sour cream is? Luda, we seems her bought?

Women looked at Zhora.

Emmanuel asked:

– You spread everything from a bag. Sour cream was?

– Of course. – hasty Zhora answered. – It in the refrigerator.

Emmanuel having risen because of a table approached the refrigerator, and having taken sour cream, returned back at a table. She opened it, and having put itself two spoons of sour cream, put it on a table.

Luda having taken sour cream, also put to herself it in a plate, and having put the sour cream rest on a table, told:

– You are right Emmanuel. The concentrate is a muck. – then she added. – but all the rest that we prepared should be tried.

– Yes. – Zhora supported Luda. – Chicken turned out – it showed a thumb up. – In!!!

Emmanuel having looked at Zhora and then on Luda, unexpectedly told:

– Excuse me for the fact that I was impolite. – it having made a pause, deeply and a deep sigh heaved. Then she told. – But nevertheless this dirty trick without sour cream is it is impossible, and with sour cream still tolerantly.

Luda grinned, and kind of keeping up the conversation, and she agreed with Emmanuel playfully having told.

– You are not upset. All know that a concentrate – shit. – then she claimed. – But all ate it, едя and will eat. – then she unambiguously added. – because it is cheap.

Having looked at Elisabeth on Luda, being angry with itself, answered:

– I always come in rage when hungry. – then she added. – I did not want to spoil this evening.