The conspiracy of feelings by Yury Olesha. Short summary

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The play is about the headmaster Babichev, who picked up Kavalerov off the street and took him in. It turns out that the man knew English well. He began to help Babichev in writing the book.

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A month passed after Babichev picked up Kavalerov from the street and sheltered him in his home. It turned out that Nikolai knew English well, and the director asked him to help write a book. He asks if his benefactor will kick him out after he finishes the book, but he replies that he does not know.

Kavalerov tells us that he dreamed of being born in a small French town, setting himself a lofty goal, coming on foot to the capital and there achieving that goal. He longs for his own fame and attention. Nikolai tells how, as a child, his father took him to the wax museum, where he first heard the hum of the time and decided to become famous.

Babichev wants the ward to meet his brother. The director tells him that in a few days his company will produce a new type of sausage, which he intends to show at an exhibition in Milan. Kavalerov recalls seeing Babichev’s brother not far from the house where his foster daughter Valya lives.