Nick Researches Male Submissiveness“So, you’re a Dvorak fan?” Nick has been sitting next to Gretel in Smetana Hall and it is now intermission.
“Of course. I was born here. This is our music, she says with self-assurance. What brings you to Prague?”
“I’m a freelance journalist and just finished a piece after taking a musical cruise on the Danube. I’m spending a few days here before heading home. Do you live here?” Nick is experiencing feelings of excitement, talking to this beautiful woman.
“Oh no, I’m visiting and staying at a friend’s apartment while she’s away.” Gretel thinks he’s the most handsome man in the Hall and when the concert ends, accepts his offer of dinner.
“What do you plan for your next story?”
“I got an interesting idea from a fellow cruise patron. He’d heard of a set
