Konstantin Simonov. The so-called personal life (№ 291716)

Returning, he still felt this sympathetic look. Only the first of many. Perhaps, others will assume that such middle-aged and ugly don't leave women. Women are moving away from them yourself. <...> It, then, for any other women. Now it will be only a present, middle-aged and not at spent his mental strength. And therefore do not believe in that part of ourselves that is not war and not a job. <...> ... with a sad face and woven, hands behind his back began to talk nonsense, vinosense in advance, on the road. In fact, it was a long Preface to the request to let her go with God. And it had some meaning before, in front of this, not now when he already let her go. But she was sorry to leave all these pre-cooked and now meaningless words. And he listened and thought, "No, she came here in the train still not together, and one - to rehearse all this nonsense, you had the time and solitude". She was talking about herself, always understood him. And him never understood. Their sacrifices for him. About how she next to him gradually ceased to be myself and now, without him, again feeling human.