The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz

Author:Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780810142879
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Nicodemus was home early and immediately climbed into bed. Right away he began to analyze his success at Prince and Princess Roztocki’s party.

He’d been introduced to all the members of the highest aristocracy, and he’d met with their approval. He’d received several invitations for later dates. He wrote them down in his notepad, because he’d decided to visit as many houses as possible. It couldn’t hurt, and it just might help.

In fact, his opinion of the aristocracy was not high.

What a bunch of chumps, he thought. Anything you say to them, they fall all over themselves like you discovered America.

But that didn’t mean he was planning to change his famous Man of Few Words routine.

Ruminating on these topics thwarted any chance of sleep. He tossed and turned, smoked one cigarette after another, and finally turned on the light.

He could always look through Nina’s letters . . .

He had three large bundles, nearly all of them unopened. He lay down again and began to read. There were recurring topics: love, longing, hopes, requests for his return, plus no shortage of long psychological allocutions.

The letters were so boring that after a few minutes he tossed them on the floor and turned off the light again.

He thought about the women he had met in his life. There weren’t many of them, and he had to admit that none of them required as much time and consideration as Nina did. He recalled Mańka from Łucka Street. She’d probably gone completely to the dogs, but maybe she’d finally gotten herself her working papers . . . Actually, he felt sorry for the girl . . . What would she say if she found out what a big deal their former tenant was these days . . . Her mouth would fall right open . . .

And what about these ladies he’d met at Prince Roztocki’s salon . . .

“Sure, they were hot for me, but seriously, I wouldn’t know what to do with that type . . . They’re all the same, though . . . Any healthy guy would fit the bill, and they’re up for anything . . .”

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