SilencegreetedDimitri’slongmonologue.Everyoobethinkingabouthiswords.Meatwascookingonthewiregrill,itssaucesdrippinghissingandsizzlingontothecharcoalbelow.Richardsuddenlyraisedhisheadandsaid,
“HeyDimitriyouarealwaystellingusaboutthisKingdomofDreamswehaveneverseen.Whydon’tyoutakeustothismagicalpdshowusaround?Thatwouldbeaneye-openingexperiendwillbecertaintowidenourhorizon…”
“Yeah.Thatright.Agoodidea”agreedBig-OandJamaz.“Whydidyouakeusthere?”
“AlthoughIhavebeentothemagicalKingdomofDreams,”saidMr.Kaffee,“Ionlywalkedoutsideontheperimetersandneverwentinside.Iamalsoverycuriousaboutthepce.”
“Ha”hootedDavidgleefully.“Youguyshadneverbeenthere?Ihavebeewidbeyuide.IwillbeabletototheKingdomatthemostdesirablespot,letyousitonKingDimitri’ssolidgoldthroneandexperiehrillofbeinganalmightymonarch!Oh!Thatwasanindescribablygoodfeeling…”
“Sure”saidDimitrismiling.“ItistimeIwentbacktheretoo.YouguysfollowDavidbacktotheKingdowilljoinyouallter.”Thegroupofhomelesshobosquicklyputoutthefireandeachchoseaspotonthegrounduheeavestoliedownandsleep.Mr.Kaffeewasnotfortablesleepingoutdoors,sohewalkedintodipidatedhouse,halfdestroyedbyfire,choseaertoliedownmorefortablyaosleep.Beinguheinfluenceofalcohol,theywereallyawningsleepily.Soonsnoreswereheardandgotlouderandlouder.
Theluminousfullmoonshoheearth,makingitalmostasbrightasday.DarkfiguresoffivemencouldbeseenstandingtogetheronasmallhillshadowedbyGiantMountain.TheywereKingDimitri’sgoodfriendswhohadbeenledbyDavidtovisittheKingdomofDreams.TheywerestaringunbelievablystraightaheadattheSunMoonLakeinfrontofthem,whereinnumerableopenfiresbzedandstreamsofpeoplewerebusilywalkingtoandfroasifgettingreadyforsomemomentousevent.Therewasnotraceofthemagnifitgoldpalydeepgrooveswereleftonthegroundofthesitewhereitusedtostand.Davidhithisforeheadwithhishandandsaid,
“Gosh!Thisisterrible!Ourtimingwasallwrong!WemissedthebesttimeandaototheKingdomofDreamsanddidnotmakeittothetimewhenthegoldpacewasjustbuiltandtherewasnooneoccupyingit.Thislooksasifthehurrieandtsunamihadalreadyhitandthegoldpacehasfallentothebottomoftheke.Thisisreallyterrible.Wemisseditjustbyamillised,butwearewayoffthemark.Lookwherewended!”Standingolehillside,Mr.Kaffeelookedcarefullyintothedistandpointingtowardsthebankofthekesaid,
“Lookatthesepeoplestandingtherebythesideoftheke.Theyseemtobediscussingsomething.Fromtheirgestures,theyseemtobeattemptingtoraisethegoldpathebottomoftheke…Weshouldbecalmandstayput.Let’swatdseepe…”
Atallhugeandpowerfulmanstoodbythesideoftheke.Hehadarhinoceroshornatthetopofhishead.Onehugeeyewasonhisforeheadbuttheotherwasatthebackofhishead.Bulgingmusclescoveredhisbodydispyinghisextraordinaryenergyandstrength.Hewasnakedexceptforaleopardskinchiswaistandlowerbodyashestoodtalkingtoaserpent-hairedwomanwhowasverybeautifulbutlookedfrostyandaloof.Shewastall,strongandathletic,witheyesthatwerebrightandpierg.Why,wasn’tthatMedusa?Standingbesideherwasayounggirlwithlongwhitehairthatresembledthemistandsmoke.Hey,thatwasWhiteFairy!ThewomanstandioCyclopshadobviousredmarksofrecwoundsaroundherwaist.Why,thatwasIleenwhomMedusatwobythewaist!Nowthetwopartsofherbodyhadbeenputtogether.TheredmarksonherwaisthadnotquitefadedbutsheseemedtohavefullyrecoveredShewasasalluringaifusbeforebutthetreacherous,vindictiveandmalevolentlookwasnolongerinhereyes.Infact,shelookedgentle,graciousandwomanly.CyclopsandhisnemesisMedusa,thepairofdeadenemies,hadalsomadepeadweretalkingamicablytogether,discussinghowtoraisethegoldpatheke.Suchdramatigeswerereallyquiteunthinkable.JustasKingDimitrihadsaid,nothingisimpossibleintheKingdomofDreams…
内容未完，下一页继续阅读