“Yreat!”
“Youarewonderful!”BigOwasabashed.HeblushedfuriouslyaoreporttoMr.Kaffee“MissionAplished”!
WhenDimitriheardMr.Kaffee’sreportthattheihadbeenpeacefullyresolved,henoddedandsaidsorrowfully,
“Onthesurface,everythinginthissocietyseemscalmandpeaceful,butactuallytherearethugsandruffianswhopreyandbullytheweakandthei.Itisthesameeverywhere.Allthecrowsintheworldarebck.EveninmyKingdomofDreams,thereisthissupervilinCyclops.Isvioleheonlywaytosolveproblemsinthissociety?violenlybesubduedbyviolence?”Dimitrisighedandshookhishead.Daylightwasshortinwinterandbyfiveo’clockitwasalreadydark.Theworkerswerecollegtheirtoolsreadytoleavefortheday.Justthen,Richardrushedoversaying,
“Dimitri!YokocalledagaintosaytherearetwoVIPstoseeyouandwantsyoutogooverassoonaspossible.”
“Ah!Iknowwhothesetwopeopleare”excimedDimitri.“Thatwasfast!”Hestooduptogo.KnowingDimitrihadguestswaiting,hisfriendsalltooktheirleave.
“Alliswellheresowejustleavetheseworkerstodotheirwork.Ifyouguysarefree,etomyapartmentatnightandweeat,drink,talkandbemerry.”Withthat,everyoontheirway.
JustasDimitrihadsurmised,thenewerswereNovelandElena;buthehadnotexpectedthemtoarrivesosoon.Thatday,Novelwokeupfromhernapstillfeelinggroggy.Openingdrowsyeyes,thoughtsstillonherdreams,shefoundherselfbaherhuge,amansion.Thecarpetsanddrapeshadbeengedandthewallshadbeenrepainted,butthesameexpensivepaintingshungthere.Shelookedoutofthewindowsandsaihetreesandshrubswerebare,butthebrancheshadbeenprofessionallyprunedandtrimmed.Thegroundswerewell-kept,withnotasinglefallenleafleftbehind.Shesuddenlythoughtofthedreamshejusthad,whereshelivedinawonderful,magnifitpace.There,thefourseasonswerenotlimitedtofollowingeachotherinthenormalsequecouldbealteredatwill.
“Ifitwerespringnoonderfulthatwouldbe!”shethought.Nosoonerhadthethoughtetohermind,thantheseinhergardengeddramatically.Greengrassspranguporeesandshrubsburstintoleafandmulti-coloredflowersbloomedprofuselyeverywhere.Whatisthisifn?SherememberedhersistersinthepacludinghercousihebeautifuQueenAishaandthebrave,resolutebutalsogentleandromantigDimitri.
“Dothesepeopleexistonlyinmydreamsandvanishlikebubblesinreallife?”shewondered.“No,iftheywereonlyillusivedreams,howIexpinthisunseasonablespringsebeforeme,soexuberantandluxuriant?Whydon’tIcallElenaandseeifshehadthesamedreamasIdid;ifshetoowasamemberoftheKingdomofDreams.ThiswayIwillknowthetruthforsure.”oodupfromherchair,onlythenrealizingthatshehadbeensittingonherhusband,Mr.Silkiesrogchair.Hermemorystartedingback.Afterherhusband’sdeath,shewaosellthisrgeoldmansionanditsspaciousgardens,teforhersimpleneeds,butbecauseitwaswidelyrumoredtobehauheghostofhertehusband,shecouldnotfindabuyer.Novelsmiled.Heroormentedheartwasfullhtness,serenityandgoodness.
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