“Whowantstoeatforfree?”saidtheoldmaninasqueakyvoice.Hehauledawhitecottonbagontotheter,tooksomethingfromitandthrewitdownwithag.Itwasaglitteringgoldwitha-lookingdesigns.ExpertscouldseeatagthisricelessreliaIndiaandallthesurroundingeyesweregluedtothisrare.
“Isthisenough?”askedthestrangeoldman.“Ifnot,Igiveyoumore”Sayingso,heupendedhiswhitebagaiedit.Hundredsofssptteredontotheterwithaseriesofgandg,somespillingofftothefloorandscatteredeverywhere.ThestartledpeopleexcimedinunisonandAmaliawassoshockedshedidnotknowwhattodo.Thewhite-beardedoldmanthensaid,
“GotelltheguyyoucallDimitritoeoutandtalktome.”Yokowhowasstandingnearbyansweredcautiously,
“Dimitrihasnotei.Assoonashedoes,Iwilltellhimtoeandseeyou.Howaboutthat?”
“Ifhedoesn’teintodayhewillbeheretomorrow!Assoonasheappears,tellhimtoeandseeme.Ihavesomethingurgenttotalktohimabout.”Hepoihesandadded,
“Givehimalltheseandputthemintohiscare.”Hetookuphishamsandwidlefttheshopswaggeringaing.Thebeautieswhowerebusilywbehiorewereattractedbytheexcmationsofshogingoalonwoodandallcameouttoseewhatitwasalbout.YokoandMaryexgedaknowinggndcametoataderstanding.
“Ladiesalemen”saidYokoinaloudvoice,“Iamsorry,butsomethinghaseupandwehavetoclosethestore.Pleaseebaorrow......Sorry.Sorry......havetoclose.....Pleaseebaorrow......”Onhearingthis,thedisappointederscoulddonothingbutleaveandthepeoplewaitingoutsidegraduallydispersedtoo.MarkpulleddowntheirothehathundredsofpricelessashadappearedinsideDream-maker’sBakeryspreadlikethewindfarandwide.
Mary,SheiandLaverheredtogetherthesontheterandputthembatothewhitebag.Thatwasthefirstcetheyhadtoexamihesepreciousrareartifacts.Someweregoldingotsfromaa,usedatthattimeforcurreneweresoftheRomanEmpire......Markbentdownlookingcarefullyonthefloorforthosethathadscatteredthere,searguables,ters,fourersoftheroomandeverynookandy.Aftermakingsurethateveryoheshadbeengatheredupandputbatothebag,theyretreatedtotheworkshopattheback,leavingAmaliaalohefront.Shetookoutathickwadofcashfromthecashregisterandstartedtingtheearningsofthathalfday,seeminglytohavefotterangeseeherejustamomentago.Intheba,everyonecametogetherinacircle,sittingorstanding.
“Thesearenoordinarys”saidYoko.“Eaeofthemhasthousandsofyearsofhistorybehi’sapityAishaisnothereorshecouldtellusalbouttheirin.”
“Strange”saidShei.“Thatwhite-beardedoldmanwantsustogivethesetoDimitri.DoesDimitriknowhim?Ihaveneverheardhimmentionanywhite-beardeddwarf!Whatbetheirretionship?”
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