Elaine Boyes

It was heaven. It came out of the speakers, the sound, and it was like, wow.

It was heaven. It came out of the speakers, the sound, and it was like, wow.

As time went on, he got depressed, and I came to realize that he probably would never be happy until he went back to Canada, because he would be constantly talking about it.

As time went on, he got depressed, and I came to realize that he probably would never be happy until he went back to Canada, because he would be constantly talking about it.

In walked this gentleman and he inquired about, well, it was a painting that was in a display cabinet outside on the pavement there.

In walked this gentleman and he inquired about, well, it was a painting that was in a display cabinet outside on the pavement there.

And we had a chat about auctions and about fine art, and that was really how I met him.

And we had a chat about auctions and about fine art, and that was really how I met him.

He seemed like a gentleman, well-spoken, polite. He had a presence about him, and he seemed very warm. He came across as American. He said he was living in London. He didn't like London. He didn't like the smog. He didn't like the dirt.

He seemed like a gentleman, well-spoken, polite. He had a presence about him, and he seemed very warm. He came across as American. He said he was living in London. He didn't like London. He didn't like the smog. He didn't like the dirt.

An hour of conversation passed in a blink, when finally... He said, I'm thinking of setting up a business locally, and I think you'd be a great person to work for me.

An hour of conversation passed in a blink, when finally... He said, I'm thinking of setting up a business locally, and I think you'd be a great person to work for me.

That was a bit of a shock, really. He said, I like you. He said, I like your attitude. I like your friendliness. He said, I really could do with somebody like you working for me.

That was a bit of a shock, really. He said, I like you. He said, I like your attitude. I like your friendliness. He said, I really could do with somebody like you working for me.

First of all, he said, we could set up an antique business selling antiques. And I said, well, to be perfectly honest, I don't know anything about antiques. So he said, well, what about a secretarial agency? Do you fancy running a secretarial agency? I said, no way. That's the last thing I'd want to do.

First of all, he said, we could set up an antique business selling antiques. And I said, well, to be perfectly honest, I don't know anything about antiques. So he said, well, what about a secretarial agency? Do you fancy running a secretarial agency? I said, no way. That's the last thing I'd want to do.

I said that if I was really honest and I wanted to set up a business, I would set up doing photography because that's something I had considered.

I said that if I was really honest and I wanted to set up a business, I would set up doing photography because that's something I had considered.

So he said, that is absolutely brilliant. We could do that. He said, and what I could do is send you to Geneva and you could photograph the fountains of Geneva. He said, because they've got the most amazing fountains. He said, we could do one of these coffee table books with all the fountains of Geneva. He said, that would be absolutely brilliant.

So he said, that is absolutely brilliant. We could do that. He said, and what I could do is send you to Geneva and you could photograph the fountains of Geneva. He said, because they've got the most amazing fountains. He said, we could do one of these coffee table books with all the fountains of Geneva. He said, that would be absolutely brilliant.