The 13-day gap between two dates in this story corresponds to the gap between the old and new calendar systems, suggesting a dream as the explanation for its events.  While wearing a gold-braided uniform, the title object is lost, but when its owner tries to place an ad to find it, the newspaper refuses. Later, it is confiscated from the barber Yak
The 13-day gap between two dates in this story corresponds to the gap between the old and new calendar systems, suggesting a dream as the explanation for its events.  While wearing a gold-braided uniform, the title object is lost, but when its owner tries to place an ad to find it, the newspaper refuses. Later, it is confiscated from the barber Yakovlev and returned to Kovalyov, but it refuses to stick to his face.  FTP, name this short story by Nikolai Gogol about a wayward proboscis.
The 13-day gap between two dates in this story corresponds to the gap between the old and new calendar systems, suggesting a dream as the explanation for its events.  
The Nose