"Likethis?"
"Right!Right!"sheexcimediamazement．"Howcouldyoudoitsoprecisely，freehand?"
"I’veseenittoo,andI’mgoodatfotherpeople’ssignature.”Megginncppedherhandsinjoyandsaid，
"IfIcouldgethimtoetomyfund-raiser，theballissuretobeahugesuccessandI’llbeabletoraisealotofmoney.”Neverinherwildestdreamsdidsheimagithishumblemansittinginfrontofherwasthesupertrillionaireshewaoinvite．
"Whatkindoffund-raiserisit?"
"It’safund-raiserforthedisabled．WheneverIseethemscatteredalroundthetry,eachtryingtomakeitonhisown，Ialwayshadaodosomethingforthemandthoughtitwouldbeagreatideatogetthemtoetogetherandformakindofunity．IfIcouldohemestablishfactories，suitabletotheirphysicalstate，andformapanywhichtheycouldruneffitlybythemselves，I’msureitwouldinvigoratetheirspiritsandbringoutthebestintheseunfortunatepeople．Someofthemareverybrightandclever，butjustneverhadanopportunitytodoanythingabouttheirgifts,whichytheredormantanduseless．Butthatwouldcostalotofmoney,perhapsmorethantwobilliondolrs!"
"Ithinkit’sawonderfulidea!I’msureyourkiedhesswillberewardedandyourdreamwilletrue,”saidDimitri．Apollo,thehandsomegodofthesun,rodeacrosstheskyfromeasttowestinhissplendid，goldenchariot，untiringlydayafterday．Hepassedoverthetransparentgssroof,takingwithhimthecolorfulbrightnessofdayandleavingbehindthedarknessofnighttotheworld．Butontheway,hescatteredhandfulsoftwinklingstarsintothesky,likeafarmersowingseedsinthefields．
Thebrilliantstarstwinkledandgleamedzealously,likevivaciousguestsatagrandball．Thebeige-coloredcar,carryingitsbeautifulmistressandthatmysteriouspersonage，passeduhem．Theoldcarchuggedbravelyon，puffinglikeatiredjoggerandMegginnsaidinalowvoice，
"Sorry,myoldfriend．Iknowyou’retiredtoday，butIneedyoutomakeonemoreroundtripforus．Ipromisenottosteponthegassoyouwooostressedout．I’mreallysorry,myoldfriend.”Dimitrismiledandwatchedsilentlyasthegenerousgirltalkedcozilywithheroldfriehoughtthatherprofoundknowledgeoffinances,especiallyherfamiliaritywithhisbusinessmethodscouldbeofgreatusetohiminthemaofhisKingdom．Onhispart，hecouldrealizeherfodreamsofcharity．Butmostcrucialofallwashergenerousheart．Soon,thecarcametothebridgeandtheycrossedovertotheothersideoftheBay．
Whewoofthemeheballroom,alleyeswereattractedbythemagicbeautyofMegginn，earingalow-cut，bcksilkeveninggownwithtwothinribbonasstraps．Asparklingdiamondneckceadornedhergraceful，swan-likenedasilver-foxwasflungwithstudiedcarelessnessoverhershoulders,exhibitingnoblebearingsandeleganendearingsmilewasalwaysonherlips．Herpanionwasamiddle-agedman，impeccablydressedinanexpeandbcktie，wearingasafarihatmadeofthesamemateriashissuit．Ofcourse,thatwasDimitri．Asheseldomappearedinpublic,hewasastrahepany,whichbuzzediionastohisidentity．Gohezyindolehehomelessperson．Hewasclothedindignifiedsilewhatlittlehesaidcarriedweight，exuberatinganauraoftrustworthinessandreliability．Theywerete．Theballhadalreadybeguheywereledtotheirreservedtablehedanegginnwasquicklyiodaallyoungman，well-builtandwell-dressed．Dimitri，whosereclusivenaturedislikedsocialfuns，feltilteaseatthecuriousghatcamehisway．Smilingandnoddingimpartiallyanddistantlyseemedtobethebestresort．
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