“Youhaven’tbrokenyourfastyet,haveyou?”Amaliaasked.“Youmustbehungry.etomystore.Wehavefreshlybakedbread.Youhavesomeasofhotcoffeetowardoffthecold.”Dimitrifollowedhertothestore.Herememberedthattherewasasmallbakeryheke,notfarfromtheapartmenthousewherehelived.Didhespendthenightuheireaves?Thedaywasstillyoung.Themoonaarswerestillintheskyglitteringinicyglory.Suddenlyashuredartedoutfromthedoorandmadefortheemptystreet.Amaliatookherbroomandswattedatthefleeingfiguresaying,
“Youwretchedman!You’rehereagaintostealthingsthemomentIhavemybackturned!”
“Ha!Ha!Ha!”ughedtheoldman.“Ieal!IjusttakewhateverIwantmyself!”
“Don’tyoueverdothatagaitimedIcatchyouIwillbreakys!”
“Whoishe?”askedDimitri.
“Whoknowswhoheis”repliedAmalia.“Retlysomehomelesspeoplehavebeenlaroundthisneighborhoodandheisohem–astrangelookingdwarfwithawhitebeard.Healwayssquatstherebytheeracrossthestreetdoingnothing.Whenaskedwhathewasdoingthere,hewouldsayhelikedthesmellofbakihathecouldextrautritionjustfromthearoma.Wheneveryourattentionisdistracted,hewouldsneakin,snatebreadorpastryandrun.Itoldhimagainandagaintherewasfreeday-oldfoodattheer,butheispidtakesonlyfreshly-bakedooldhim,”Ifyoureallywantafreshly-bakedloaf,justaskforitandIwillgiveyouone.Don’tsnatchityourself”Youknowwhathesaidtome?“Ihavealotofmoney.Whowantsyourbread?’Hisannerreallymakesmemad!”Dimitrismiled
“Hisetricbehaviorremindsmeofafriendofmine.Mr.Finger.”
Theycametothebakeryandwalkedin.Theroomwasfulloffreshlybakedbreadandpastry,waitingtobepackagedandarrangedforsale.Allthishadtobedonebeforethestoreopened.Abeautifulvoicewasheardhumminghappilywhilew.
“Hey,Shei!”calledAmalia.“eandseewhoishere!”
“Dimitri!”excimedSheiwhehemanstandingbehindAmalia.“It’syou!IjustheardMarysayyesterdaythatshefoundyouandhereyouaretoday!That’sgreat!“
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