"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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