“WhatamIdoinghere?”askedtheDwarfgringatthelittleman.“Iamwaitinghereforyou,that’swhy.”
“Waitingforme?”askedMr.Fingerinsurprise,pointingathimself.“Whyareyouwaitingforme?Whatdoyouwantwithme?”
“Tocollectadebt.Doyoumeantosayyouarenotgoingtopayyourdebt?YouandViobrokeintomytreasuretroveandbroughtabagofdiamondtothismundaneworldandhadgreatfunscatteringitalround.Don’tyouthinkIhavetherighttocollect?”
“Thathasnothingtodowithme”saidMr.Fingerrighteously.“ItwasViowhobrokeintoyourtreasuretrove.Itwasshewhhtmewithher.Itwasshethatdideverythingandsohasnothingtodowithme.”Heshovedoutthepalmsofhishandsasiftopushawayallresponsibility.“GoandfindVio.Ithasnothingtodowithme.”
“Ohyes.WhereisyourwifeVio.Whyisn’tshewithyou?”askedDwarfMickey.
“ShewentbacktotheKingdomofDreamslongago”Mr.Fingerreplied.“Shesaidthismundaneworldhaslostitsattraandsheishomesick,soshewentback.”
“Yourwifeisverycleverandhasgonebacktowhereshebelongs.Whyaren’tyouwithher?”
“Ihaven’thadenoughfu.Iwillstayonforawhilelongerandhavemorefun.”Hewalkedovertothedoor,butstoppedatthethreshold.HewalkedbadsaidcheekilytoDwarfMickey,“Hey,DwarfMickey,weareoldfriends,right?Ihaveafavortoask.Youmaybeadwarfandareshortinstature;youarestilbletotakecareofthecatoutside,right?PleasegoanddrivethatcatawaysoIleave.”DwarfMickey‘sfacewaswithoutexpressionashesaid,
“Iknewyoingtodefaultonyourdebt.Thatcatwascalledbymetostaybythedoortoblockyourescape.So,youaretryingtoescape,right?Ifyoudaretotakeoofthatdoor,thecatwillpoundbiteyourheadoff.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,justgiveitatry.”Butthatwasthewrongapproachtotakewiththelittleman,whoagaingotonhishighhorseandbecamereallyangry,saying
“What?Youwanttoscareme?I’llletyouknowIamnotafraidofyourstrongarmtactics.IfyoudaretothreatenmeIwilltakethedlesoarafiretothistemple.Youoldmanwillburh.Idon’tcareifIdiesolongasItakeyouwithme.YouthinkIdon’tdaretodoso?”DwarfMickeykhatthislittlemancouldnotdistinguishbetweenrightandwrong,goodandevil.Ifaershisbrainheableofcarryingitardlessofsequences.Herolledhiseyesaroundandthoughtofapn.HesmiledatMr.Fingerandsaid,
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