Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第90/246页)

hendidwestmeet?ItwasindomofDreams,wasn’tit?Youmustknowthatdomiswovenbydreams.Nothingisimpossibleindreamnd.Nowweareintherealworld.Wemustfacereality;adjustourstateofmindtoadapttothehugediffereweendreamsay.”

    “Whetherit’sdreamsorreality,let’sgohometoourminiaturecastle.Letmetakegoodcareofyoutonight.”Dimitrithoughtforamomentandthenhesmiledandsaid,

    “Letmetakeyoutomeetsomeoldfriends”

    “Oldfriends?Whoarethey?”

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    “Don’task.Youwillknowwhenyouseethem.”Thebatteredbeige-coloredautomobileturnedrightandthe.Soontheycametoapcebytheke.Theyparkedthecaracrossthestreetandwasabouttoknockatthebackdoor,whenthedooropenedandMarkandLavernewalkedout.LaverhatlivingwithMark,abig,tallman,inahousethatwaslikeafemaledormitory,fullofDimitri’sbeautiesardandinve,sotheyhadrentedaroomnearbyandwasabouttogothere.

    Thefourofthemlookedateachotherforalongmoment.WhenMegginnandLavernebecameawareofwhotheotherwas,theyexcimedeachother’snameandhuggedandkissed,exgindelight.Amaliahadalreadygoobed,butMary,YokoandSheiwerestillchattingintheba.Attractedbytheside,theyturnedandsawthatDimitrihadeback,followedbyMarkandLaverne,whoenteredhandinhandwithanotherwomaheycameintothebrightlylitroomandthefivewnizedeachother,theysquealedinsurprise,ughing,ghuggingandkissingeachother.TheotionledanirascibleAmaliadowairs,rubbinghereyessleepily,exgbad-temperedly,

    “What’sallthisracketaboutdownthere?Don’tyouknowI’mtryingtogetsomesleep?”

    “I’msorry.I’msorry,Amaliaforinterruptingyoursleep.I’mMegginn.Icameespeciallytoseeyou.Howareyou...?”MegginnknewAmalia’sshorttermmemorywasbadbecauseeandherillness,sosherepeatedagain,“IamMegginn.Icameespeciallytoseeyou.Doyourememberme?Megginn?Howareyoudoing...?”Amalialookedatherfaceforawhileandthenaskedhesitantly,

    “Oh!AreyoutheQueenoftheKingdomofDreams?I...I...I...amgreatlyhohatyourmajestyhasehere....”

    “Oh,no,no,no.”Megginnhastilyexpined,“Iamnotthequeen.ThequeenisAisha.IamMegginn.Doyourememberme?”Amaliaagainthoughtforawhile.Thenshesuddenlyexcimed,

    “Oh,yes,yes,yes!Iremembernow.Youaretheoneinchargeofmoney,right?”

    “Yes.Yes.”Megginnhat’sright.That’sme.”Everyonebubbledwithughter.ThenAmaliaaskedagain,

    “Didthehugebckbirdthatflyveryhigh,veryfastandveryfarewithyou?”

    “Ohno.That’sMedusa.SheistheguardianoftheKingdom.Itistooimportantajobforhertoleaveeasily.ShehastoguardtheheartoftheKingdomatalltimes.”

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    “Ohyes.Ohyes.Iamverygdthatyouhaveegginn.”

    “Whydon’tweopenabottleofChampaigntocelebratethisreunion?”suggestedYoko.

    Everyonewasinhighspiritsahusiasticallyagreed.Theybusiedthemselvesgettingoutthecrystalgsses,horsd’oeuvres,fingerfoodandsooneveryonewassittingarouableeating,drinkingandtalking.Fiveyoungwomengatheredtogetherafteralongabsencehadalottotalkaboutandtheycertainlytalkedupastorm.Dimitrisattherelisteningtothemwithoutjoiningin,butheenjoyedapleasurablefeelingofhappinessandpeacejustasaspectator.

    Marytoldabouthowsheaookoverthebakeryandtriedhardtomakeagoofit,howtheymetDimitri,howMarkandhisbrideLavernejoihemandmore