Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第98/327页)

willnolongerbeabletoexperiehejoysoflifeofanormalhumanbeing.Imeanit.Remembermywordsanddon’tyoudareturnadeafear.”Emmanuelwasarmed,buthemaomaintainacalmdemeanor.Heshookhisheadandsaidinhisusualnaive,sly,mischievousandlovablemanner,

    “No,no,no,no.Thatwouldneverhappen.Youaretheloveofmylife.I’dratherbetrayDimitrithanyou.Restassuredayourheartateaseaboutthat.”Inhisheart,EmmanuelknewwhatSalinasaidwastrue.Ifhewereagailemanastalsafinger,hewouldnotonlyhavetobeonthealertagainstbeingcrushedbypeopleofnormalheight,butwouldalsohavetobeonhisguardagainstdogsandcats.Wasn’thepursuedoncebyaPekinesedogandhadtorushtoDimitriforhelp?“Yes,”hethought.“DimitrisavedmeandtookmetohisKingdomofDreams.ThereinhismagigdomImetVio,whowasofmysameheight.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ihadawoman.ThenViofoundatreasuretroveandnowweareabletoenjoyallthiswealthandluxury.ThetwistsandturnsofFatearereallyinprehensibleandhardtoexpin.Dimitriismybeor,notmyenemy.Aremyasofbetrayagainsthimtoo…?Hah,whathasallthattodowithme?Vio’senmitytowardsDimitriisnotmyaffair.WhyshouldIbedrawnintoit?IwilljustenjoymyselfwhileIdavailmyselfofthehighestluxuriesofthemundaneworldwhichhappeodropintomyp.”Salinawasreingosofa,herhahherhead,fullyexposinghercurvaceousfigure.Emmaookanulpofchampagne.Lookingatherhewasagainfullyaroused,butSalina’sbrowswereknitinthoughtasshesaid,

    “Dimitriisreallyastrangecreature.InhisKingdomofDreamshehasamagnifitpadacrossthekehehasapuregoldpace.Thereare24beautiestoapanyhimandloyalsubjectswholoveandobeyhim.Buthedoesn’treallyappreciatewhathehasandpreferstowahismundaneworldasahomelesspersonatthemercyoftheelements.Heisoftenhungryandissometimesreducedtoeatingdogfood.Whyohwouldhedothat?Butstraosay,hecouldbahesetwoabsolutelydifferentpsychologidphysicalworldsintoperfectaccordwithouttroversy.AdjustingtherealitiesofthemundaneworldwiththatoftheKingdomofDreamsisnosimpletask,buthewasabletodoit.Heismyenemy,butheisaoberespected.Idon’tknowwhy,butmyenmitytowardshimseemstodecreasedaybyday.Don’tyouthinkthat’sstrange?”

    “Hum.Don’tthinktoohighlyofhim”saidEmmanuelcoldlywithasneer.“InmyeyesheisonlyabrokenballbythesideofthestreetthatanyonecouldkickwithoutmeetingaanatterwhatIdotohurthim,hewouldnotreprimandme.Heisjustsuchagoodygoody.”Atthesewords,Salinacastacoldandcalglookathim,whichmadethemanhanghishead,afraidtomeethergnce.HesuddenlyrememberedtheirmeetingwithDimitriinthedesotesquaretwodaysago.AtthetimetheywereeDimitripoithattherewasatreasuretroveineveryone’sheart,thatDimitrihadone,SalinahadohatheMr.Fingerhadooo,onlyhewasnoawareofityet.“IsupposewhathemeantwasthatitwasbehmetobesoservileandfawningbecauseItoohaveatreasuretrovejustasgoodasSalina’s.ButtheproblemwasIdon’tknowhowtogetmyhandsonthistreasureawill.TheimeIseeDimitri,Iwillforcehimtotellmethesecret.Ifhewon’ttellmeIwillendourfriendship!”ThiswasEmmanuel’swishfulthinking.Actuallygettingholdofandusingthiselusivetreasuretrovewasask.Theteiqueissubtle,profoundandtakesalongperiodoftimeofuandingandexercisetomaster.ItwasnotsomethingwhichEmmanuelcoulddoatthispresentstageof