Сергей Касаткиндобавил заметку 7 лет назад

let me try to guess, journalists?!

This is incorrect. Thanks for guessing!

In his book "The Art of Intelligence," he says of the few such hobby:
- Cultivation of orchids
- Writing novels and detective stories
- Music and Paintings

Sir Henry, I have neither read this book nor heard of it, and your guess surely sounds interesting, but sadly that's not the one.

So, then let it be a fisherman.

Sir Henry, but why would you come up with that answer?

Maybe because a fisherman can sit still for a long time staring at one point, and not noticing anything else?

Sergei, because a fishing looks like a spy work,
this requires careful preparation, patience, catching prey.

Sir Edward Lear (a.k.a. Sir Henry) and Igor Yurchenko,

Allen Dulles believed that in espionage there`s nothing more important than to choose the right time of the day, favourable weather and the proper bait; to be able to wait patiently for the result. Therefore he considered the fishermen to be the best at it.

Congratulations on getting this tough one, gentlemen!

It is 2-0 now!

I woke up too late for this one. ;-)