"DimitriJa．"Afterchegagainandagainattheterminal,sheturohimandsaid,"I’msorrysirbutIotfindyournameanywhere．Whendidyouopenyourat?"Dimitrifelthotunderhiscolrandhisstutterbecamemorepronounhisayandembarrassment．
"Well，Ireallyhemoney．MyfriendisillinthehospitandIpromisedtogethimthemoopayhisbills．Yousee,IgaveRichardmyword．Imusthavethemoney．IsweartoGodit’sforsomeoneelse,notformyself..."
"I’msorrybutIotgiveyoumoneyifyoudon’thaveanatwithus.”
"ButImusthaveit!"criedDimitri．Fromtheerofhiseyehecouldseethesecurityguardandtwoothers,whostoodattheotherendoftheroomstartingtocloseinonhim．Atthiscritient,abrightideafshedinhismind．Hecollectedhimselfandcalmeddown,sayingsolemnly，
"Iwanttoseeyourpresident，Mr．OliverKaffee.”Theylookedathimopen-mouthedasiftheycouldn’tbelievetheirears．
"You?YouwanttoseeMr．Kaffee?"Justthen,Mr．Kaffee’ssecretarysteppedintothehall．Sheworkedonaflexiblescheduleandcameaasshepleased．TheclerkandthesecurityguardexgedgndthettermovedovertoIleen，ferredwithherinaoneforamomentawowalkedovertothedesk．Dimitrifoundhimselffagafashionablydressedyoungwoman,whosepeinggncelookedhimupanddown，causinghimtolosehisposure．Asweetvoiceasked，
"AreyouDimitriJa?"
"Yes．"
"ewithme，please.”Dimitrifollowedherintotheelevatorinadaze,hardlyabletobelievehisluckthatthingswereresolvedsoeasily．Thefactwas,IleenrememberedherbosstellingherifeveramancalledDimitriJashouldpresenthimselfatthebank，heshouldbereceivedwiththegreatestpromptnessandrespect．Shedidn’tknowwhoDimitriJawasandMr．Kaffeedidnoteborate;butshecertainlyhadnotexpectedhimtobeadirty,ragged,homelessperson!Shepushedthenumber24andtheelevatorshotup．
"Hisofficeisoopfloor?"
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