Book1:TeDream-Maker (第14/166页)

enatives.Hewouldthehemhisblessingandasubstantialdowry．Allofthempreferredtostay，biningtheirbeautyandintelligehthenatives’robustvirilityandbringtotheworldanewraen，pledgingtheirwholeheartedloyaltytoKingDimitri．Dimitrithought，"IfonlyIleenhadwaitedawhilelonger，Iwouldhavemarriedheroffwiththerest．Whycouldn''''tshehavewaited?"Butthen，heshookhisheadandsaid，"Well，Isupposesomethingsjusthadtohappenandotbedehat’shumannature.”

    Walkingohought，Dimitribumpedintoatall，burlymanindarkgsses，safarihatandexpe,obviouslyabigshot．Immediatelysix，sevenhuskybody-guardscameupshoutingthreateninglyandformedashieldofbodiesaroundtheman．TwoofthemsteppedoutanddraggedDimitriasidetlot，whiletheothersswarmedaroundtheirbossandwalkedintoatall,imposingbuilding．Aftersearghimandfindinghewasonlyapasserbyandnotanassassinorehetwoofthemsaidwhilebeatinghimup，

    “Whydon’tyouwatchwhereyoing，youbastard?Doyouknowwhothatwasyoubumpedinto?That’sMr.KaffeeofWorldBank!”Thentheykickedhimandsaid，"GettheFKoutofhere.”Havingbeensuddenlywokenupfromhisreverieandnotknowingwhythemisfortunehadhappeohimoutoftheblue，Dimitripickedhimselfupandassessedthedamages-abckeye,bruisesonhisfadbody，painonhisthighwherehewaskicked，luckilynothingserious．Feelinghimselfover，hishandscameuponapaperbag．HetookitoutandwasangrytofindthatthesandwichMariannahadmadeespeciallyforhimhadbeenbatteredtoapulp．Hedidn’tmindbeienupforbumpingintoabigshot,asthatwasaonenoughoccurrehestreets,buthemiheirsquashinghissandwich，whichwasveryprecioustohimbecauseitcamefromMarianna’shands．Hesatdownwithhisbacktothewalndtriedtoeatthesandwich．Dimitrihadalwaysthoughtthewhadbeeooplicatedandwasunnecessaryatleasttohimwholivedinaworldofhisownwithlittledealingswithhisfellowmen,likeabirdatrge，flyingspontaneouslywherehewouldintothehorizonattwilight．Thisiaughthimthatthewwasnecessarytopreservesocialorder．Butthen，peoplelikeMr．Kaffeelivedabovethewandwasathreattowhoeverearhim，nomatterhowihewas．

    "Iwillwrestlelotagainsthim.”Dimitridecided．Helookedupatthetallhigh-riseandthought．"Ohno!Nothere!IotfightWorldBay-handed．Iwillhavetogobaykingdomtodothat.”Heclosedhiseyesandimmediatelyfelsleep．

    PurplecloudswererisingfromthemountainstreamandthedawnmisthaddispersedwhenKingDimitriwasseenleadinghistwenty-fourbeautiesoverthesuspensietotheadministrativebuildingoherpeak．Thebeautiesweredressedinloose，soft，silkgoidesleeves，eachgowndifferentfromtheotherincolor,withabandatthewaistshowingofftheirmagnifitfigures．TheyfollowedKingDimitri，theirbillowingskirtsandsleeveslikeslenderwillowsswayinginthewind．Ohempassthebridgelikeatroupeofcelestialnymphswalkiherainbow，thenativesfelltothegroundinaweahereinworship．

    Thebeautieshadeachbeentrainedinonespecificfield．Usually，themomenttheyreachedtheotherpteau，eachwouldgodirectlytoherassignedpost．SomewouldgobyhelicoptertotheairbaseatthefootofthemountaihetransportationofallnecessarycargDimitriandhispacecrew．Somewouldgotooverseetheoperationsatthepowerpntandteleunicatioer．Otherswouldgotothehospitandattendtotheneedsofthepatientsthere．Dimitriusuallyw