Heart of a Dog
From the album “Illustrations by Valerya Begeeva”
Philip Philipovich, having tucked the tail of a stiff napkin behind his collar, preached:
"Food, Ivan Arnoldovich, is a tricky business. One must know how to eat. My good advice to you is—do not talk about Bolshevism or medicine during dinner. And—heaven forbid—do not read Soviet newspapers before dinner."