KingDimitrisooncamebacklookingannoyed,andasked,
“Whydidyougetmyoldfrienddrunkandlockedinthewieroom?Isthatthewaytotreatoldfriends?”
“Yourmajesty”saidQueenAishastandingupandbowing“Don’tbeangry.Pleaselistentomyexpnations.”ShewentontotellhimaboutMr.Finger’sbehaviorinthepacewhilehewasgone:howheroamedthepaceatwillcausingtroubleeverywhere,howhesexuallyharassedseveralofthebeautiesarousingtheirangerandindignation,howhejustupanddisappearedforalongtimetonooneknewwherecausingsternationandworryandshefearedtheworst.Shetiosay,
“Butadayo,hesuddenlyreappeared.ItwasDornawhosawhimaicedhimintothewieroomwithdrinksahimthere.Knowingyourmajestywouldbebacktoday,weareleavingituptoyoutodealwithhim”
“Thatispartlymyfault”saidKingDimitri,whoseangereasedandhisfacebecamethoughtful.“Ioverlookedthefactthatleavingthismischievouslittlemaninthepasupervised,wouldcausetrouble.Whatdoyouwaodowithhim?”
“Mr.Fingersaidhehasawife”saidDorna.“Hesaidsheisthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld,ahuimesmorebeautifulthananyoneofusinthepace.”
“therebeatlepersonintheworld?”saidKingDimitri,ughiily.“Andawomanatthat?Myfriend’swife?That’sludicrous!Idon’tbelieveit!”
“Ifthatisso”saidQueenAishathoughtfully“Itistheperfectsolution.Whydon’twefixupLotus’hutontheoppositebankofthekeahemlivethereastheirnewhome?”
“Good!Letitbeso.Butwemustwaittillhewakesupfromhisbingeandexpihingtohisopeningupanewsphereoflifeforhim.”
“Oh,no,no,no!”criedDornahastily.“Ifyouwaittillhewakesup,hewillthrowafitandthereisnothingwedowithhiminthatstate.Whynotjustletmetakehimovertherenoresenthimwitha“faitapli”
内容未完，下一页继续阅读