"Ithinksomethingisabouttohappen,”saidLotus．
Dimitriwokesuddenlyfromhisdreamswithasenseofuneasiness．Hissleepyeyessawthedawnlightjustbeginningtopeepthroughthedarknessofthenight．Allseemedquietandsereneandhedidnotknowthecauseofhissuddenawakening．Thishadneverhappenedbefore,aaforebodingthatallwasnotwell．Feelingsomethingwarmonhischest，hethrewbackhisbedcoverandwasevenmorearmedwhearedwithdisbeliefatthenudeformofhishostesslyingsidewaysbesidehimsoundasleep,herbeautifulmanicuredhandsonhischest.Unwillingtoawakenher,hegentlycoveredherupandthenfoundthathislegswereentwihhers,liketwoembragtreespntedsidebysidewhoserootsweresoenmeshedthattheywerehardtountangle．Heytherequietandmotionless，enjoyingtheserenecalmaasifhewasinahugevirgi，whereformillionsofyearsnohumanfootstepshadreachedandfewbirdsvisited．Asheythereenjoyiranquillityofthemomeasenseofpeadwishedhecouldremainsoforever，lettingnightturnintodayanddayslipintonightinanunendingnaturalcycle．Withoutthetrastofbeginningaheprogressoftimeinthisprimitiveforest，coveredbyathickmfog，wassoslowthatitseemedtobeeaslightmovementonhischest．ItwasRomi’shandsflickerilessly．Thenthebeautifulnudegoddessopenedhereyes．WheDimitri’squestioninggaze,sheheardhimasksoftly"Why?"Romismiledshyly,lookedhastilyawayandmadenoanswer,butherfingerstioroamupanddownhischestandabdomencharmingly．Shefeltthatthismanlyingbesideherwasnotsohandsomeasherthreehusbands．Hisbroadchestdidnothavebulgingmusclesandhislegswereshortthoughstrong,butmysteriouspowersradiatedfromhismundanebody．Inhisbloodflowedtheprimitivewildnessofthecaveman,hisbrainwasequippedwiththemostadvanowledgeofmoderncivilizationandhisbreathgaveforthaprofoundmysticism．
"Noreason,”shefinallyanswered．"MyfleshbodyhasbeentamedbyaninvisiblereinandIwaswillingtoacceptdiscipliherewasreallynothingmoretobesaid,bothafraidtobreakthetranquillityofthequietnessbeforedawn,thesilehadexistedintheprimitiveforestformillionsofyears．Astouttwigoheembragtreesshottowardstheskyandalongtailedbirdwithmagnifitfeathersgotholdofit．Itwaswellthatwoodhadnonerves,orthesharpcwsofthebirdwouldcausethewholetreetoshiver．Romi’sbeautifulhamovingteasinglyupanddownuntilDimitrisubsciouslywisheditwouldgostilllower．Thehand,asifobeyingtheunspokenand,wasabouttoventurelowerwhenagrowlingsoundwasheardingfromDimitri’sstomadbothofthemughed．
"Areyouhungry?Wouldyoulikesomethi?"
"Yes”heansweredaupandputontheirrobesinthegraynessofearlydawn．
Sincehekwhen,therainhadstartedagain,sptteringdownfromeavesontothetdoorwaybelow．Inthegraynessofdawn,therowsofhousesacrossthestreetseemedtobowtheirheadssubmissivelyaherainwashoverthem．Dimitrisatbythetableinaerofthediningroomsippingthewigtherainse,enjoyingthecalmandquietbeforedaybreak．Romiwasbusyipreparingbreakfast．Fromtheperspectiveofthesoundsingfromthearea，herfootsteps，therunningwater，thegandgofpotsandpans，Dimitrientallyjureupvisionsofherbodilymovements．ThiswasoheskillshehadlearntfromMissMindy，atleastthatwaswhathethoughthernamewas．Hehadfotten．ShewasaninstructorfromtheStateDepartmentofRehabilitationwherehehadenrolledtolearnmobilityskillstwo,whehewouldsoongoblind．Shetaughthimhowtotelldireanddistinguishspeedofmovementa，sothatwheneverheheardasound，itwasalmostaphysicalimpahisbodyandhecouldaccuratelytellitssource,height,speedandvelocity．Sheusedtoblindfoldhim，givehimawhiteeandtakehimtoallkindsofstreets，busyorquietoopractieday，hebumpedintoanironpoleathelessonthatitwaseasytoavoidthingsthatemittedsounds,whilewithmobileobjeehadtotratealttentiononwalkingandohoughtswanderashisteodo．ThattimehewasdistractedbecauseforamomeedtheslipshadeMissMindyhadputoverhiseyesforpractidagustofwindjusthappeoblowupherskirts,revealingherbeautifullegs．Dimitrihitthepolebecausehewasthinkingofthoselegsinsteadoftratingonwalking．HewasughinghystericallyattheremembrancewhenRomicameintotheroomwithhisbreakfastonatray．
"Whatareyouughingat,Dimitri?"
"Nothingmuch,”herepliedandthoughtnotwithoutasenseofguiltthatitwasunfairofhimtobethinkingofanotherwomanwhilehewaswithhislovelyhostess．Theysatdowntoscrambledeggswithsausageandhashbrownsandwine．
"Youknow,youweretalkinginyoursleepstnight.”
"Iwas?WhatdidIsay?"
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