Lt. Col. Smirnoff's Apartment

He was in a quandary after the chat with the Deputy Head of State. He was sitting in the parlor when his wife, Ruth, was discussing freely with him from the kitchen, but he was not as responsive as she expected, especially when she cracked some jokes.

She walked up to him and asked, “What is troubling you, Hubby?”

At first, he ignored her but when she persisted, he cheered up and lied, “Forgive my absent-mindedness. I was thinking of the victory of Savannah ...