‘It’s a complete rout for all your detractors and persecutors,’ said Lyudmila. ‘Just think what must be going on now in the Institute and the Academy!’ ‘Yes, yes.’ ‘And the other women in the special store will say hello to you again, Mama, and smile at you,’ said Nadya. ‘That’s right,’ replied Lyudmila with a little laugh. Viktor had always detested bootlickers. Still, it pleased him to think how obsequiously Shishakov would smile at him now.
