"MyfavoriteisBlueSky,thecheapestwhiskey,butyoumaynothaveithere.JustgivemeagssofParadise.”Ileenplied.Mr.Kaffeepushedabuttonandthesmallbarbegantosink.Mr.FingeragainappearedandgrabbedgreedilyatthegssinDimitri’shand,likealittlealcoholiabletowithstaemptingfragranceofwine.
"Sothisisyourprivateelevator!"saidDimitri.
"Yes,YourMajesty.Iuseitwheoihevaults.”Whentheelevatorstoppedatthebasement,theyehevault.
Dimitrisawbeforehimalongcorridorofhugecoffers,seedoffbygssdoors,eachwalledwithhugesafesonbothsides.Mr.Kaffeeopeneddoorafterdoorwithhispsticcard,saying,
"Thisisaspecialcardformypersonaluse.Itwillopeneverysingledoorinthebankwithoutexception,fromtheparkinglottothesafes.Themanagersandseniorstaffeachhasoheyweregivendifferentcardsandwhenooein,theyhavetoetogether.Thedoorwillopenonlywhenthebinationofcardsareiedintheprescribedorder;otherwisethearmwillgooffandthepolicealerted.”
"That’siing.”
Finallytheycametothestdoorwithrowsofsafesstackeduptotheceiling.Mr.KaffeeopenedohhispsticcardandDimitrisawstackedbeforehim,rowsuponrowsofcash.Mr.Fingerwasalreadytherebeforethem,eyesblurredwithdrink,climbingthemountainsofcashwithunsteadyfeet,whoopingandughing,pletelybefuddled.Sudderipped,fellftonhisfadythereinadruupor.Dimitri’seyeswidenedinastonishmentashehadneverseensomueyinhislife.
"Takewhateveryouwish,YourMajesty.”Dimitritookastadputitinhispocket."Takesomemore,YourMajesty.”
"No,Ithinkthat’llbeenoughforthepresent.”AsMr.Kaffeewasclosingthedoor,Dimitrisuddenlythoughtofsomethingandasked,
"Bytheway,Mr.Kaffee,IhaveohesecardsmadesoIwon’thavetobotheryoueverytimeIneedsomething?"
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