“...Saleswoman Zinaida from a nearby grocery store is such a bitch that both the generals and her fellow sellers were lost - with the same straw “challahs” on their heads and red rings on their huge hands. He was always surprised by this. This Zinaida was the devil, a universal evil: boorish, hysterical and, of course, a thief. Moreover, the thief is arrogant, cynical, not afraid of anything or anyone. But with his wife, smiling and compliant, she fell silent. She stopped in a second, instantly, barely noticing Zoya near the counter. She even tried to smile. The smile, of course, was more like a crocodile grin, but she was smiling! She nodded and smiled..."