“OfcourseIknowthat.”saidKingDimitriseriously.“ButIthinktheyarethesamebecauseIbelieveinhumannature.“Iallowthatinthisworldtherearenaturalborncriminalswholivetoitcrime.Butthesearefewandfarbetween.Mosthumansarebasicallygoodandkied.Taketheblueskiesforinstance.Darkayfloatbyanddarkenitandoccasionallymayeveneclipsethesunpletely.Butallthisisonlytemporaryandiheskieswillrevertbacktoitsnaturalbluecolor.Soishumannature.Ifirmlybelievethatbrightnessisalwaysrgerthandarkness.”
“Youareanincurableoptimist!”observedadejectedMeggiheryouaretoonaiveorIamtooignorant.”
“Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,let’smakeanexperimentonhumannature.SomeofmyoldfriendsmayhaveshownsignsagaihatisbecauseIhavenotunicatedwiththemforalongtime,thusgivingcredeherumorsofmydecease.NotknowingwhatisgoingonintheKingdom,theyaretakinga‘wait-atitude.Thisisrayalbutacautiouswayoflife.Makesomevideos,eaepersonalizedanddifferentaouttothebelievetheirmemoryofourfriendshipisstillfreshanddeep.Weevaluatetheirreaandknowwheretheystand.”
“Good”noddedMegginn.“That’sagoodidea.Thiswaywetestthemwithouttheirknowihcorrupt,KingDimitri.Imustremindyounottouimateitshugelureaation.Ifanyoftheseemissariespntoembezzleyourmoney,youotbesoft-hearted.Theymustbedealtwith.Weotletithappenandmusteupwithatermeasure.Letmedealwiththis.”
“Fihat’sperfect.”Thenhegedthesubject.“Howeit’ssoquietheretoday?Whereareyourtwelvebeautifussistants?”
“Haveyottenit’sAisha’sbirthdaytoday?”smiledMegginn.“Everyonehasgohepacetohelppreparefortonight’sbirthdayba.Aishaiskindtoeveryonesosheisverypopur.Everyostopitandmakeherbirthdayaveryspecialoccasion.Waitahere’llbemanypeoplegettingintoxicatedtonight.”KingDimitri’sfacecloudedwhenherememberedMr.Finger’swhisperedwordsinhisears,butMegginnwasnotpayingattentionanddidnotnoticehisgeofexpressioinued,
“Weusedtoseeeachotherquiteofteninthemundaneworld,butnowthatweareinydom,weseldommeet.Doyourememberhowyouusedtoappearwhenevermydipidatedtancoloredcarbrokedowheyjustces?Anyway,Iwantyoutopromisethatwhenwegobaundaneworldyouwillearbeforemewhenevermycarbreaksdown.OK?”
“OfcourseIpromise.HowIrefusesuchacharmingandiingdate?NotonlywillIappearbeforeyou,Iwillsopushyourcar.”Bothofthemughedatthat.Suddenlytheneighingofahorsesplittheair.TheylookedoutofthewindowandsawMedusaflybyfollowedbyLightning.Theybothheoppositepeak.“It’sgettingdark”KingDimitrisaid.“Timetogototheba.”
“Iwantyoutocarryme!”poutedMegginn.“Youcarriedmeintomydipidatedcar,soIpromisedtoetdom.Iwantyoutocarrymetotheelevator.Youhaven’tcarriedmeforalongtime!”
“Yesm’am”saidDimitri,stoopingdown.“Mypleasure”.
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