ThefirstpagehecasuallyflippedtowasanAsiaywithripplingbckhair．Dimitriwasstartled．"Isn’tthisLotus?"hethought．Oncloserscrutiny,hefoundtherewasasimiritybutitwashegirliurestoodontiptoestohangabirdcageonthewindowsill．Shehadaslender,well-proportionedfigureandherhalf-turnedfacehadashy,engagingsmile．Hertightbellyprotrudedentiglyabovethepublichairs,notverydesoftasaclusteroftendergreengrass．
“Ah!Howbeautifulsheis!"Dimitrisighed．"Therearebeautiesineveryeroftheearth．Actuallytheyarenothardtofindifyouwillonlytakethetimetolookforthem.”HestaredatthebeautifulLakeMerrittandrememberedtherewasakeinhisKingdomofDreamstoo，onlyitwasmuchrgeraertherewascrystalclearblue．HehadbuiltastrawhutafterthefashionoftheeseespeciallyforLotusandshelovedtostrolroundthepceasitremindedherofherhomend．HewonderedwhatLotuswasdoingandifshewaswalkingarouhenhedrewhiseyesbacktothepictureinhishandandlookedatitclosely，payingattentiontoeverydetail，asifreadingaingarticlewordforword，allthetimemumblingtothepicture．Joggerswentby，turningtheirheadsforasedghismantalkingtoapicture．Passersbycastcuriouslooksathimandthemoreinquisitiveoneswalkedupclosertofindoutwhatmesmerizedhimso．Onseeingitictureofanakedwoman，theyshooktheirheadsandwalkedaway，grinningslyly．Soon，asmallcrowdhadgatheredaroundthegazebo，titteringandpointingtoDimitri，whowassolostinhisownworldthathewaspletelyoblivioustohissurroundings．
Romi:
Justashewaslostinhisprivateenjoyment,hewasstartledtoseeabeautifullymanicuredhandcoverupthelowerpartofthenakedbeauty’sbodyandasoftvoicewassayinginhisear，
"Putitaway，Dimitri．Lookatallthesepeoplearoundyou.”Dimitrigncedupandsawanattractiveyoungwomanwithabagofgroceryinherarms,smilingdownathim．ItwasMrs.Love,withhergentlesmilesomehowtihamencholysodifferentfromanyotherthatitwasmemorableandhardtet．Dimitriwaostandup,buttohissternation,foundhecouldlydosobefoready．Hewasfbbergastedandblushedprofusely．Mrs．Lovewasatadcultureddy,whouoodhisareditahebestuthimateaseretendnothingoutoftheordinaryhadhappened,soshesaid，
"Whathaveyoubeendoingwithyourself,Dimitri?Wehaven’tseenyouforquiteawhile．We’vebeenwaitingforyoutoeandhelpuswiththeyardwork.”
"Oh...ah...I’vebeenill,MrsLove．My...myeyeshavebeenhurting.”
"That’stoobad．Haveyoubeentoadoctor?"
"Ohyesma’am．I’vebeenusingeyedrops."
"Areyoubetternow?"
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