“Alright.Goodnighttheomorrow.Takecareanddosick.”
“OK.Goodnight.Seeyoutomorrow.”
Dimitriyihesoft,warmbfeelingveryhappyandsatisfiedfortheloveofthebeautieswereteredonhimalothatalsoimposedonhiminvisiblepressureandresponsibility.Itwaslikeasorrowthatrefusestobedrivenaway.Thesestfewdayshadbeentiring,soafterLaver,Dimitriwasoverewithdrowsinessandsoonfelsleep.
Thebackyardgatecrackedopenandawhite-beardedoldmanpoppedhisheadinandlookedabout.Hewasalse-lookingdwarf.ThenheslippedinandmadehiswayfurtivelytowardsDimitri’sloungechair.HehadleftmessagesforDimitritoeandseehimassooback,butDimitrihadnotdoneso.Hewaitedinvainforadayandanight,andbeinganimpatientman,hedecidedtoeandseeforhimselfhowthiheoldmauptotheloungechair,cspedbothhishandtogetherreverentlyandlookingtowardstheskyhemovedhislipssilentlyint.Thenhesuddenlygotintoakindofdance,gesturingwildlywithbothhands,makingawholeseriesofquiprehensiblemotions,whilehisfeet,too,movedinharmony.Hedancedforawhile,thenpghishandsoopofDimitri’sheadhesaid,
“Allyourwealthwillbescattered,butIpromisethatyouwilgainamassevenmoreriches.Letthatbemyreimbursementtoyou”Thesilentlybythesameroute.
Thewhite-beardedoldmanwasthegodsofwealththatDimitriworshippedonhisownprivatealteranditwasunknownwhyhecametobeherewithpatchesofhisbeardsingedbyfire.Whathadhappenedwasthis:Oneday,Dimitritookoutawhitecottonbagandputintoitalltheloosehehadaccumuted,mostlynickelsandpenniesandsomedimes.Itfeltprettyheavyinhishands.Hetooksomehamsandwichesandbroughtthemalongtoo.Thentakinghiswhitee,heheadedfortheerwheretheoldmanusuallyloitered.Hewaitedforawhilebutsawnotra,soDimitrileftthebagthereandmadehiswaytohissmallstudioapartment.Actuallytheoldmanwasatanotherernotfaraway,ilywatgDimitri’severymove.WhenDimitrileft,theoldmancameback,tookoutapaper-edsandwidbegantowolfitdowiculousDimitrihadevenincludedaofbeerinthebag.Sotheoldmanateanddrailyuntileverymorselwasgotinghisfullstomach,heburpedinsatisfaandthoughtabouthowtopensateDimitriforhispresentkindnessandforalltheshehadenjoyedovertheyearswhenhewasonDimitri’saltar.Hetookthebagofloosegeandtransformedthemintopricelessagolds,whichterbecamethecapitalforDimitritousetomakeaeback,areturntopower.Onthesurface,Dimitri’sKingdomofDreamswassafeandsecureasusual,butinaimeandspace,theKingdomwasbeginningtocolpse.Thoughhisbeardwassingedbyfire,thewhite-beardedoldmanmadehisescapeandranoffbeforetheKingdompletelyfelpart.
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Thestarlessandmoonlessnightseemedtobedyedinbk.Thewideexpahekewasrockedbysavagewindsandferociouswaves.Thepacewasveiledintotaldarkness.Itwaste.AcloakofmalevolentmysteryenvelopedtheKingdomofDreams.Medusawasonhighalert.Fromtimetotime,shewouldsoarupintothedarkskiesandencircletheKingdomtomakesureallwaswell.CortezandKojak,Dimitri’stwotigerswhoybeforehisthrone,alsokeptclosewatdmadetheirroundsofthepacegrounds.Theprojeakingandinstallingabasetoshootawebofarrowsfromhighhilltopvantagepointshadbeenpletedandbandsofwarriorswereassigoguardthestrategiclocations.Thoughthetwinnymphs,Charmaineaine,hadreturheseventhheaven,itwasnoguaratheever-jealousZeuswouldnotiheKingdomofDreams.
Itreeholeatadesoteareabythesideoftheke,VioandMr.Fingerweresleepingserenelyontheirflower-strewnbedwhenViosuddenlysatupandsaid,
“Listen!That’smymothercallingme!”
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