A detective without murder, or A funny adventure of general Tiskin. Story for adults. Rza Ragimovich Kafarov

from Vasily Semyonovich gave rise to some romantic dreams in her soul – it means that someone else might like her! When, a few days later, the deliveryman Nikolai again handed her a wonderful bouquet of flowers, Adel Leonidovna began to ask him about who was sending her such beautiful bouquets – she ordered Nikolai to tell the sender that she would like to see him and personally thank her for such flattering attention to her. Nikolai conveyed her words to Vasily Semyonovich.

      Adele Leonidovna had a son, Peter, a boy of 11 years old. In the early years, when Adele Leonidovna was just starting her theatrical career, she had an affair with one of the leading actors. They lived together for about a year and a half and they had a boy, who was named Petya. After a year and a half, Adele Leonidovna’s husband was offered a place in the theater of another city with much greater material support. The husband of Adele Leonidovna, without thinking twice, gathered his simple belongings and left, without even offering her to go with him. We must still give him credit, he regularly sent money to Adele for the maintenance of his son – but he was not particularly interested in his son. The life of Adele Leonidovna was such that it was impossible for her to be a good housewife and mother, constantly paying attention to her son. Her life flowed in almost daily daytime rehearsals and evening performances, and the theater also went on tour to other cities from time to time. Therefore, all the care for her son Petechka fell on the shoulders of her mother, whose name was Esfir Abramovna. Petya called his grandmother «Baba Fira» and was more attached to her than to his mother.

      Petya was a smart boy. He studied well, especially he loved mathematics and physics, he had only excellent marks in these subjects. He was also fond of astronomy and dreamed of having his own telescope to look at the planets and stars. Mom knew about this dream of her son, but the modest salary of the actress did not allow her to please her son with such a purchase. Petya told his mother a long time ago that a career in the theater did not suit him at all and that after graduating from school he would go to university. Both Adel Leonidovna and Esfir Abramovna fully approved of this choice of Petya, as they saw his interest in the natural sciences and his success in studying mathematics and physics. In addition, Peter was engaged in gymnastics, he believed that he should be strong and dexterous and be able to fend for himself.