I was sharing a bath with Hildegart Rodriguez Carballeira
She was the most intelligent girl in Spain
We will be crossing the equator in three hours
What shall we do?
The usual I will chase you and the other crew members around the boat with shaving foam and we will fight with olive oil
And after?
We will all jump into the sea naked
But what about the brandy?
It is the only alcohol we have left on board
And yes we will offer the sea a share of our brandy
Do you know what I am going to do?
Tell me
I am going to press a flower in a book of philosophy
A large thick book of philosophy
Whose book will it be?
I have many books of philosophy
Choose one
Very well
I shall select V G Belinsky a great Russian thinker
What flower will you press?
I have not decided yet
Choose the most beautiful flower that you can find
Why?
Because without beauty the world is nothing
Then I shall choose the ugliest flower
Why?
Because flowers are the true revolutionaries