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Richy
Courtship in English
I met Richy on the street while chatting with my best friend Jane from England. He had a relatively unusual appearance in our area. Sticking out was his distinctive haircut, like the Beatles, and short pump trousers that showed his socks. He was not from here and was walking in the middle of the street.
“Excuse me, may I bother you for a second,” he started politely. “Do you, by chance, know where the Museum of the Architekt Plečnik is to be found?”
His English was hilarious; he was an Englishman. " He's a perfect boyfriend for Jane,” I thought.
So I showed him the path to the museum, and he was very close to it. It was located just behind the beautiful church with two towers, in the big garden with many apple trees and a high metal fence.
Somehow, we kept in contact. He stayed for one month and then returned to England to publish his article about the famous architect.
As far as I remember, all three of us also spent a lovely week of holidays at my grandmother’s house in the village. It was fun traveling as a group and discovering interesting places together. Slovenia was new to him, and he liked it, so he planned to stay longer.
“Maybe I could make an audition at the Opera House, where both of you work, and become a part of the orchestra. Then I could stay…
