Woe from Wit by Betsy Hulick

Author:Betsy Hulick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LCO014000, Literary Collections/Russian & Former Soviet Union, FIC019000, Fiction/Literary
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2020-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

FAMUSOV

Whom God approves, he raises high.

SKALOZUB

Our brigadier was raised much higher.

FAMUSOV

Mercy. Don’t tell me you’re dissatisfied.

SKALOZUB

No, no. I cannot say I’ve been denied

my just deserts; but still and all,

it took two years to get my regiment.

FAMUSOV

Two years to reach the rank of colonel?

But never mind. It shows you’re patient.

Moreover, you’ll be first in line

next time; no one else will stand a chance.

SKALOZUB

Wrong. Others have priority.

I joined the corps in eighteen-nine,

But channels other than seniority

can serve to bring about advancement.

I’m philosophical. In the event,

a general’s bars would suit me fine.

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