Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第246/246页)

.”Dimitristoppedforamomentandsaid,“Letmeemptythisbottleandthengoonatreasurehunt.Ha,ha,ha...”Hefinisheddrinkinghiswhiskeyandthenyontheground,throwingawaytheemptybottleinhishand.Therosegardenturnedbacktoitsformerbleakandbarrenwintersery,butthemoonremainedhighinthesky.

    Aisha’sfourcarmotorcadearrivedataquieterbytheke.Richardstoodwaitingforthemattheentraherosegarden.ThebeautiescameofthecarsandfollowedRichardintothegardentothespotwherehehaddiscoveredDimitri’sclothing.AishasawDimitri’sdipidateddownjacket,loose,ill-fittingpants,oldround-headedshoesandsafarihat.Itreallylookedasifhewaslyingonthegroundandhisbodyhadjustvanishedfromhisclothes.Dornalookedattheclothesandherhearttightenedinpain.ShecouldhrowingherselfonDimitri’sclothes,poundingonthemrepeatedgandshouting,

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    “Youolddog!Youwentbayourpromise!Yousaidyouwouldtakemewhereveryouwent!Nowwherehaveyougone?ebaeback!OrtellmewhereyouhavegooandIwilleandfindyou...”

    Someofthebeautiesbegantocry,butotherslookedsolemnandgrave.Dimitrideliveredhisetriderraticspeechtotheflowers,butthebeautieswereattuohiminspiritaouandthathewishedtoseparatehimselffromthemforthemomentanddidnotwanttoseethem.Angelica,poeticasaloioacloudbythemoonandexcimed,

    “Lookeveryone!Doesn’tthatcloudlooklikeDimitriwhenhehashadabittoomuchtodrink?ical,jollyandsolikeable!”TheyalllookedandagreeditdidresembleanintoxicatedDimitri.

    “Dimitrihasdisappearedintothinair”saidelle.“Ifhecoulddoso,hewouldalsobeabletoebackthesamewayfromthinair.”Aishalookedattheeveningskyandsaid,

    “ThelifeofalegendaryfiguresuchasDimitriislikeadream,leavingnotracebehind...Butthen,whoselifeisn’tlikeadream,overiwinklingofaneye?”Decemberweatherwasextremelyerratic.Darkcloudssuddenlygathered,obsgthemoon.ThecloudthatlookedsomuchlikeDimitriwasalsoswallowedintheclouds.Thewindroserinklingofrain.TurningtoDorna,Aishasaid,

    “PleasefoldupDimitri’sclothes,Dorna,sotherainwouldgettothem.Wewilltakethemhome.”Turningtothebeauties,shesaid,

    “Sisters,whetherDimitriiswithusornot,lifegoeson.It’sChristmasEveandwehaveagrawaitingforus.Whynotgobadtalkwhileweeat.Ialsohavesomeexcellentwihecelr.Let’sallgoadrunk.”ThebeautiesfollowedAishabacktothecarsanddroveaway.Richardwentquicklytohisdipidatedpick-uptruckwhereJamazandBig-Owerestillwaiting.Richardstartedhisdfolloweddiscretelybehindthem.HewaitedtoseethemallgosafelyinsideAisha’shousebeforeturningbacktodrivetoDimitri’sapartment.Mr.KaffeeandDwarfMickeyweretherewaitingtohearaboutpened.

    Everydaysnake-hairedbeautyMedusa,withKingDimitri’sswordatherwaist,rodeoelligent,snowwhite,flyinghorse,LightningandpatrolledtheareauhebrilliantlyclearblueskiesoftheKingdomofDreams.TruetoherroleasProtectoroftheKingdom,sheflewovertheburntruinsofthepaceguardingitandwaitedforthereturnofherlordandmaster.

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