“Yes”saidDimitri.“Thatwouldbeforthebest.”
“Yourdipidatedjalopylyseattwo”saidMegginn,takiofherpocketandhandingittoRichard.“Takemytaxicabalongaswell.Youmight.”RichardandJamazeachdroveadmadeforthetemplebytheke,followedbyapuffofsmoke.
Whenthere’snoknowinghowthingswillturnout,thewaitingwasatorment.Butatthistimetherewasnootherrecourse.DimitriacceptedMegginn’sadvidtriedtokeepcalmandposed,butinhisheartastormofthoughtsemergedoeranotheranditwashardforhimtokeephisequilibrium.Hethought,
“Inone’slifetimetherearesuretobecrisisandcamitiesofdifferentdegreesofseverity.Whenoneesalong,itmustbedealtwithandovere.Iftherewereneverah-takingmomentsinone’slife,lifewouldbedulndft.Inmylifetherehadbeensomehair-raisingoccasions,butluckilyIhavealwayseoutsafelyandsmoothedthingsover.ThisbusinesswithRomiisnotanemergencyofthefirstcaliber.Itisbutasmalltwistitome,ablindman,itisadifficultproblemtosolve.Yes,thisisonlyasmallturn.Therearesuretobestillgreaterandgravercatastrophesiurewaitingtobogmedown.Whereandwhenwilltheyhappen?WillitbeinmyKingdomofDreamsorinthismundaneworld?Thatisanunanswerablequestion.Itislikelivinginasituationwhereoknowwhethertheoutewillbegoodorevil.Insuchadition,onelywait.Waitingisakindoftorture.Butsuchislife.Inthisuniverse,istheresuchapcewhereonebetranquindhappy?Ionlywanttobeagardenercarefullytendingmylovelyflowers.AllthebeautiesinmyKingdomarelikeluxuriantlybloomingflowersinparadise.”MegginnseemedintuitivelyawareofDimitri’siruggle.
“Don’tbmeyourselftoomuch,Dimitri.”Shesaid.“Beingblindisnotyourfault.Itisheaven’swill.Everyonearoundyoubeyoureyes.Becauseyouare,wewillfollowyouforever.”DimitriuoodthiswasonlyMegginntryingtoforthihetrary,theburdeheavierthanever.
Amaliawasinadeepsleep,snregurly.Thebeautiesheavedasighofrelief,assuredthatshewouldbealrightfortherestofthenight.Theyheardthesoundsofversationdownstairs,andthenheardRichard’struckdriveaway.Nowallwassilentinthebackyard.Yoko,Mary,MaraandLavernewalkeddowairs,leaviowatchoverthesleepingoldwomanwhoselotinlifehadbeensofullofhardships.SheimovedsomebeddingtothefloorbeforeAmalia’sbed,intendingtosleepthereforthenight.Dimitriheardsoftfootstepsdesdiairs,therustlingofclothesawasthebeautiesingdown.
“HowisAmaliadoing?”heasked.“Hasshecalmeddowned?”
“Shehasfallenintoadeepsleep”Yokoreplied.“Sheiisbyhersideandwilltakecareofherallnight.”
“Sheiisreallyaverygoodgirl”saidDimitri.“SheknowsthathersedlifewasgiventoherbyAmalia.Thatshe,atheryoungage,uandstheceptofgratitudeandrepayingherbeorisreallyudable.WhereisMark?Whatishedoing?”
“Hewaslookingaticbooksinthefront,”repliedLavernowIthinkheissnoozingwithhisheadontheter.”
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