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Dear Yelka,

I was so wrong...

Radmilo is actually everything that I believed Momchilo to be.

He is the kind of husband that every woman would wish for.

Except me.

But now when I realized that he is everything that I want,

It is probably too late.

He knows that I loved Momchilo.

And I don't know if he's ever going to forgive me.

Sometimes I think that he will, but...

then he becomes cold like ice again.

I love picnics.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

What is that, Radmilo?

A hen.

I didn't mean that.

I know, I'm kidding.

It's the wheat.

Can you smell the flowers?

I can.

And what is that bush?

A blackberry.

Blackberry sweets...

Do you like it?

That's my favorite.

Eh, then we will make it.

We will have got divorced by the time blackberries are ready.

Why are you silent now?

You are silent too.

And your profession doesn't allow you to be silent.

That is true, I have to be very talkative.

Then imagine that you're at court.

All right.

Who am I to defend?

The accused or plaintiff?

The accused.

Come, come.

Good afternoon.

How are you mister Tomich?

Fine, thanks for asking.

Is this your wife?

Yes, Mrs Tomich.

Congratulations.

Would you like something to drink?

Yes, I'd like beer.

A glass of wine.

Right away, right away.

It is nice here.

You like it?

Then we will come more often.

It is so cute.

Everyone should be vegetarian.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Enjoy.

What if Yulia prepares a mutton for tomorrow, are you going to eat it?

Then I will.

What are you thinking about?

Well I thought...

Why should I tell you?

Because I would really like you to tell me.

Is that so?

All right then.

I thought about how you should get married right after we separate.

And you are really worried about my future, aren't you?

I am, Radmilo.

You deserve a better woman.

Do you want to find her for me then?

Be my matchmaker.

I don't think you need one.

There are at least two girls down the street who would like to become your future wives.

And you will get married to the one you love, right?

Ah yes, you can't, because he doesn't want you.

I'm sorry, I hurt you.

Why do you want to ruin my mood?

Why?

And I was in such a good mood.

Mrs Ljilja.

Some man wants to talk to you, he says it's important.

He is from Belgrade.

Please Yulia, tell him that I'm not at home.

Hello Ljilja.

Don't you want to welcome your friend from Belgrade?

A tavern 'Two Mugs'

Surprise!

And it really is.

Haha what is up?

Where have you been?

I didn't want to disturb you.

Eh to disturb me...

Look at him, you're burning out.

Pera, isn't he burning out?

I was also burning out for the first couple of months of my marriage.

Take a seat.

Listen.

I talked to Verka.

About Margita.

She thinks you are right too.

But she's mad at you, you know.

Why?

She wonders why your closest friends haven't met Ljiljana yet.

We haven't been anywhere yet.

Besides to visit aunt Stana.

Your know what is aunt Stana like.

And you know Verka.

A woman is curious.

And some friends told her that Mrs Tomich is very pretty.

You'll meet her, of course you will.

Anyway, I want to ask you something.

Come closer.

What are you doing?

I would behave properly...

If it only weren't for all the girls around here,

who make me do bad things.

Boy!

Don't eavesdrop.

No, no, I'm writing here, I'm not listening.

My wife is jealous like crazy.

And her friends are just adding fuel to the fire.

Listen.

You take Ljiljana to visit your grandmother only.

Because only our grandmas are praising us.

And why are you, mister Voja, still looking at girls?

You should leave them to us, young men.

Listen to him.

Pera, lad...

I'm out of cigarettes.

Will you go to the tobacconist?

Give me.

I have to tell you about one bedlam.

It turned into a whole chaos.

They told Verica about me and the widow Perka.

And you didn't do anything?

If you consider a kiss something.

And you know that a lot could happen.

But I didn't want to.

You're lying, you scoundrel, I can see it in your eyes.

Listen Radmilo.

I love Verica, you know that.

I love her very much.

But that's how the marriage works.

You know the wife for so long that you wish for a little change.

It's like a cold wet wine for your wet whistle.

But I really didn't do anything wrong.

Anyway,

If she asks you anything...

You're on my side.

Of course.

It's just that, Voja...

If I hear that you did anything wrong...

I'll be the first to tell you.

Thank you.

Here's Pera.

Here you go.

You brought the tobacco.

Here are two, three cigarettes for you.

Thanks.

How are you, boy, how's your life?

I see you around with some petite brunette.

I see you often too, mister Voja.

But you only see me with my wife, right?

And nobody else?

Yes, yes, that's what I wanted to say.

Come then.

I must go, Radmilo.

It's gonna rain.

Verka and I are going to the theater tonight.

We've got a table.

You and Ljiljana could join us.

We'll come.

But be careful.

Be aware of Verka if you don't come.

No, no, no, we'll come for sure.

Bye.

Bye.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon Mrs Nikolich.

I heard something so I just...

wanted to check it out.

Are you in love with your husband so much that you don't want to let me step into his house?

I'm surprised how insolent you allow yourself to be.

You forget that I am a married woman.

You forget that you married him not because you loved him,

but because you wanted to get revenge on me.

Even if that was the case, that changed.

I'm not interested in you anymore.

You're such a liar.

I can see in your eyes that you still love me.

Here you go.

No, thank you.

You're rejecting my gift?

Yes.

You're not offering me to sit.

Then I will just sit down.

I don't know if your husband knows that you are such a bad housewife.

And I bet that he wouldn't like to hear that.

Momchilo, please leave.

Pera, I'll be back when I get that file.

I must have forgotten it at home.

You leave when you finish, don't wait for me.

I will sir.

Hello, Ika, is that you?

Listen.

He went home so I can call you.

I don't know, probably to see Ljiljana, anyway...

You wanna go to the theater tonight? They are going too.

All right, book a table for us.

Anyway, what do you think, what are they doing now?

Mister Radmilo, you're early.

Mrs is inside, she's got a visit from Belgrade.

From Belgrade?

Yes.

Some gentleman.

It suits you when you are nervous.

You're terribly conceited if you think that I still love you.

I'm proud that I was strong enough to reject you.

You are one little passionate animal.

You are so sweet.

Momchilo!

No, no, I don't mind that you are married.

On the contrary...

When are you going to come to Belgrade?

I'm not going to be jealous of your husband.

You're even prettier now than before.

And that, that ring on your hand gives you a taste of a forbidden fruit.

And I find that even sweeter.

Let me go, Momchilo!

You trash!

You weren't brave enough to get married and now you want to destroy someone else's marriage, huh!

Don't you call me trash, you don't know who I am.

Get out of my house, you loafer!

Or I'm going to kill you.

You found a noble husband, Ljiljana, and you like them noble.

Radmilo, Radmilo, let him go.

Let him go Radmilo, please!

I pity you for getting married to such a bounder.

Radmilo please don't blame me for this.

Let me go!

Of course it is your fault.

Such a cad is breaking into my house and attacking you in front of my eyes!

Shame!

That is the great love you talked about.

Okay, you have every right to be mad.

Just tell me.

Did you know that he was coming?

No.

No?

No.

You probably couldn't wait for his arrival.

Who knows what would have happened if I hadn't come earlier.

It would have been merry.

I apologize for ruining your date.

Fine, why are you like this Radmilo?

You can kick me out of this house whenever you want to.

I am here because you wanted that.

The way you threw yourself at him when I jumped to strangle him...

I did it for you.

Not for him.

Don't, please.

You don't deserve to be a murderer!

He doesn't even mind that you are married.

Your relationship would continue so easily if you were somewhere in Belgrade.

The husband wouldn't know anything.

You don't know me Radmilo.

I couldn't be cured so easily of such a love, do you understand?

When you love somebody, even a bad man, you need some time to heal.

You will never heal.

Fine!

And you will always think of me as bad because of that one mistake?

Mrs Ljiljana?

Did you survive that thunder?

I barely had enough time to pick up everything.

Don't worry, Ljilja.

Everything's gonna be okay.

What happened?

That nice gentleman from Belgrade told her that her mother was sick.

She got really worried.

Love...

She will be better.

Oh don't cry Mrs Ljilja.

You have your mister Radmilo, he will take care of you.

Hey Ljilja...

Do you want to go to the theater tonight?

They're putting on 'The Cabinet Minister's Wife' by Branislav Nushich.

That is very nice, you will get better.

Come on.

At what time?

At 9.

Don't worry anymore, go and wash your face.

Thanks for being so nice in front of Yulia.

Well, if one has enough strength, one can act out a happy marriage.

What, are you going to cry again?

Don't cry Ljiljana.

We must go to the theater tonight.

My friend and his wife are coming.

Everyone wants to meet you.

You shouldn't be in tears.

Fine.

Kitty.

Kitty.

Come.

Come to me.

Neighbor.

Do you want me to give it to you?

It doesn't want to come, it run away from me a moment ago.

Is it yours?

Well, it is ours.

Take it.

Come.

Thank you.

I'm going to give it a bit of milk.

Thanks Ika.

There they are.

Well Mrs Vera, here, I brought you Ljiljana finally.

Nice to meet you.

Me too.

Voja Markovich, my best friend.

An engineer.

Pleasure is mine.

Me too.

His wife.

This is my Ljiljana.

Take a seat.

To be honest Mrs, I'm mad at your husband.

He is Voja's best friend, and I didn't meet his wife.

And so many people saw you.

They did, did.

And they talked a lot too.

Everyone knows everything here.

Even what everyone eats for lunch and dinner.

You see Ljilja, this is my company, we have always spent time together.

Not everyone is here though.

Our homeroom teacher is not here.

You can't resist teasing Nadica.

She is our friend, Nadica Miloshevich.

She is a French teacher, very strict.

And she was in love with mister Radmilo.

A nice girl.

I'm afraid of her.

You...

are afraid of teachers, but not of students.

I beg your pardon, dear?

As if I don't know that you go to mister Radmilo's office so you could look at school girls through the window.

Where is your office, next to the high school?

Don't worry about him Mrs, he is mature.

But this one...

likes to watch.

The play has begun.

What are you thinking about?

That is you auntie?

It's me.

I'm thinking about how to avoid this worn spot.

Underlay it with a patch.

You're right, it will last only from Friday until Saturday.

What do you say?

Your boss didn't return today?

He doesn't return anymore.

She...

She likes to play with our kitten.

And then I push it under the fence on the purpose.

You scoundrel.

And yesterday...

Yesterday she was baking cookies.

I was drooling.

Over the cookies or her?

What about Milan?

Milan is silent.

But I think he likes her.

That's why I called you auntie, to ask you to give us 200 dinars as a loan.

What is it?

What's wrong with you child?

Why do you think I have money?

What do you mean why, I know about your passbook.

Thaat! That.

Don't even think about it.

I wouldn't touch it.

I barely saved it for a rainy day.

What a babe...

The way she watches the play.

You still haven't got your coffee?

I haven't!

Uh that girl is so rude.

You need to ask three times for a cup of coffee.

Auntie, I'd like to break her head.

But I can't, I have to tolerate her.

I didn't pay her out for three months.

Don't you dare to gossip about me.

My disgrace will be forgotten and then I will be back!

I will be the the Cabinet Minister's wife again.

Don't say later 'Oh Zivka we didn't know, oh Zivka why didn't you tell us'...

Go home!

Come on, go home!

Go home!

How they manage to learn such a long text?

And the play received such a backlash after the premiere.

While it was successful abroad.

And nobody can't act like Zivka.

That's for sure.

Ljiljana, this is my scrivener Petar Ivanovich, a student.

Nice to meet you.

Look, he kissed her hand, in spite of himself.

Goodbye.

Have a nice evening.

She couldn't stop herself when it came to Radmilo, now she wants everyone to notice her.

Look at the way she laughs.

You are the prettiest to me, daughter.

You are.

We should go now.

They didn't say when they are going to visit.

It would be better if you come for the whole afternoon.

We will, we will.

You visit us too.

Ah yes, soon we will have the Circle of Sisters' party.

I know, Radmilo's aunt Stana invited me.

Then we will see each other there too.

See you.

I paid for this.

Have a nice evening.

See you.

Vera and Voja are interesting.

They are.

But it seems to me that Vera is jealous.

Uh even too much, but it is Voja who likes to look at women from time to time.

Good evening.

Mister Tomich, did you like the play?

Yes, it was good, very good, yes.

Messrs. Nikolich, let me

introduce my wife.

I know your wife and I admire her very much.

Mister Nikolich, a judge.

Nice to meet you.

This is their son Ika, a law student.

Nice to meet you.

They have one more son Milan, he is a second lieutenant.

Where is Milan?

He was detained, he will come.

And you... do you like the town? Have you got used to it?

I have, and quicker than I thought I would.

The houses and gardens are simply beautiful here.

I have to confess, when we heard that mister Tomich is getting married to a Belgrade girl, we thought he was wrong.

You know, Belgrade girls are known for having more fun than staying at home.

But you were a pleasant surprise.

Many people think like that about Belgrade girls.

I watched you this morning as you were ironing your husband's suits and I told my sons 'you should marry like this'.

Mister Radmilo is nice too.

I'm always telling our Ika that he should look up to him more.

Dad, you will be proud of me in the end.

Yes, if only you wouldn't participate in those Belgrade protests.

He got hit in the head with a rock, completely innocent as he was.

But I always return from there alive.

I regret Mrs, I regret not sending Ika to the Military Academy like our Milan.

All right mom, you have always loved Milan more than me.

She hasn't, Ika.

She has.

Mister Tomich, please visit us with your wife, it will be our pleasure.

Thanks sir, we will come.

Good night.

We will give you a kitten too.

Good night.

Hey Milan, why you didn't say a word for the whole evening?

Me?

You're not in the mood.

I'm suspicious of you.

Do you want me to tell you what's going on?

What, say it.

You're in love.

You really know how to blurt something out and stay alive!

And do you want me to tell you with whom?

With our neighbor.

A very nice family.

Yes, indeed, anyway, mister Nikolich and I are in the same Party.

What a nice bouquet.

Don't speak about it again Radmilo, please.

It was so nice tonight.

Let's fall asleep with such an impression.

All right.

Good night.

Good night.

And what is this?

And you told me you didn't know he was coming.

Yes, but...

I received that letter Radmilo but...

But you hid it from me.

Yes but only because I was afraid of your reaction.

You see, now you hate me.

And why do you care what I think about you?

Radmilo I am aware of what I have done to you.

Please remind me, why do you suffer actually?

Because of your wounded ego?

He wasn't heartsick enough that you got married to me, is that so?

Go and sleep for awhile, and when you wake up you will love him again.

Why do you speak in such a way, every word hurts me.

Uh, uh, uh, you are so sensitive.

Will you stop speaking in such a formal way?

If it will make you feel better.

Go to sleep.

What are you doing?

I have a headache so I came for a glass of water.

His arrival upset you today?

Yes.

You need a man, that's why you have a headache.

What is it, Ljiljana?

I have a terrible headache and I'm sick.

Have you taken an aspirin?

I haven't.

Now I will tell Yulia to bring you one.

Do you want me to wet you a towel?

You can, you can take it from the drawer.

You are so good.

Now I will call Yulia.

Well why didn't you call me right away, my pretty Mrs.

You cried because of your mom, didn't you?

I will bring an aspirin.

Oh I forgot to tell you, I found a letter in a thread box so I put it on the table in the dining room.

Did you find it?

Yes Yulia, I found it.

All right, I'm going for the aspirin.

If only my pillow could be put higher.

Give me that towel to replace it.

Radmilo.

Please.

I can't stand this anymore Radmilo.

I can't, it's hard.

I want to be happy Radmilo, I want you to love me.

I need you, I need your tenderness Radmilo.

Don't get upset, you see it does more harm than good.

Here's the aspirin.

I must go, if you feel unwell, tell Yulia to call a doctor.

Take it, Mrs.

Is that something new maybe?

Maybe that's the reason you feel unwell.

That happens in a marriage.

It's not that, Yulia.

Eh how do you know?

Well I know.

My pretty Mrs, don't be sad.

Everything's gonna be all right, you will see.

All right, really.

The end of the 3rd episode