"Noproblem,”chuckledDimitri,whoknewhislittlefriendwasanalcoholic．Heputhimintothepalmofhishandahimoopofthetableothegss．"Butyou’resosmall!Howareyougoingtodrink?"
"Justputmeinsideyss．How’sthat?"Dimitriobliginglydroppedhimintohisgsswherethewinecameuptohiswaist．Mr.Fingercuppedhishandsandbegandrinkinggreedilyuntilhewasfullysatisfied．Thenheyfloatingonthewineasifhewereinabathtub．
"Soyou’renotdeadyet,mygoodfriend!"
"Ofcoursenot．HowelsecouldIbetalkingtoyou?"
"Well"saidMr．Fingerlighisfingers，"sinceyou’restillive，you’dbetterdrinkasmuchofthisossible,becauseyouwon’tbeabletodosoafteryoudie.”Dimitriwastakenabackbythisdismalprophesy．
"Whatdoyoumean?"
"Abouthalfanho,themasterofthisoffice,Mr．Kaffee,wassecretlypnningwithhislieutenantstodisposeofyou．Hewaoputyouaway.”Mr．Fingerlookedtipsilyatthefacesaroundhimandsaid，"Mr．Kaffeewillbegettingmorethanhebargainedfor,asyouhavebroughtallthesepeopletodiewithyou.”ThenturningtoYokoandMaraheadded，"Pity，thesetwobeautieshavetodie，too．Butit’snobigdeal．Eveniftheyareasbeautifusthemostgeousflowers,wheherandfalltotheground,theywillbecoveredwithdirtandmud.”Alleyesintheroomweretratedontheiroddandminutepal．
"youtellmeexactlywhat’sgoingon?"askedDimitri.Mr.Fingerhesitatedforamihenhesighedandsaid，
"OK．Sireatedmetothisexcellentwine,I’llgiveyouthelowdown．Butyoumustfirsttreatmetomorewine.”
"Noproblem.”saidDimitriandbeganpmorewiothegss．
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