Looking at me, they both said at the same time:
“We’ve come here so many times.”
We all laughed at the coincidence.
“But you don’t learn the language just by visiting a place,” I said when the laughter had died down.
“No, of course not, that’s true, but when one has an interest in the things that have happened in that place, it’s best to learn how they speak in order to find out more about those things, wouldn’t you agree?” the older one asked me, trying to engage in a bit of chat, or so it seemed to me.
“Are you here alone?” the lady who appeared to be the younger of the two then asked.
“I am,” I answered a little surprised by her question.
She turned to me and said, “You can eat with us, if you feel like it.”
“No, don’t worry, I don’t want to bother you.”
“No, you wouldn’t be bo
