Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. The Golden calf (№ 374381)

Ostap winked at Balaganov. Balaganov winked at Panikovsky. Panikovsky winked at Kozlevich. And although the honest Kozlevich exactly understood nothing, he too began to blink with both eyes.
And for a long time in a hotel room, "carlsbad" was a friendly comparison, accompanied by laughter, the clatter of languages, and even jumping out of the red plush chairs.