Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第248/327页)

Novel’smansionwhichallthebeautiesweredangto.Fiveorsixhomelessmensataroundanopehedesertedgardeinganddrinking.Therewasametalgrillofsortsmadeofwirespcedabovethefireandsomeournipittoandfro,sendingoffmouth-wateringaromaofbakiintotheair.Therewasn’tanabundanceofporkandmbchops,sotheyhadtorationandshare,buttheliquorwasmorethansuffit.Itwascheap,strongwhiskey,quiteunlikecocktailswhichwereonlygoodforshowandrecreation.Therewerenowomenaroundthefire,justfiveorsixhomelessmales,amongwhomwasthemissingbridegroomDimitriwhomnooneknewwheretofind.Dimitridrailyfromthechippedgssinhishandandsaid,

    “Ihavehadenoughofthemeatandwhiskyandamquitefull.Youguysgoonandenjoy…JustgivemeapieceofbreadsoakedupwithsomeofthemeatsaudI’llbeOK…”DavidwassittioDimitri.Theexpressiononhisfacethatusedtobepermalyfullofmiseryandangerwasnowdifferent.Thoughstillwrinkledaher-beaten,itwasflushedafterimbibingalotofhardliquorandsittingaroundarfire.Heughedandsaid,

    “HeyDimitri,don’tbesopolite.Eatanddrinksomemore.Everyoneoneofusisusedtohunger,whyshouldyoualoheoosuffer?Youare…AmIright?”heaskedturningtotheothers.Everyone,Mr.Kaffee,Big-O,RichardandJamaz,nodded,saying,

    “Ofcourse.Yht.eon,everyone,Gan-bei!”Mr.Kaffeetooktheleadaiedhisgssataquaff.Jamazwhoneverusedgssesgrabbedthebottleontheground,threwbackhisheadandguzzledappreciatively.Thenwipinghismouthwiththebackofhishaookapieeatandsaid,

    “ThatoldbastardDavidneverusedtohaveanythinggoodtosay,butthistimehiswordsaretrue.”Dimitriwasclearlyunfortablewiththeirappreciativewords.ElbowingDavid,hesaid,

    “Youoldbum.Youdon’tknowhowtodoanything,butwhatagreatfttereryouare!Iknowyousowell;youhavesomedevilishideainyourhead.eon,spititout,whatisityouwantthistime…?”Davidwavedhishandsandsaid,

    “No,no,no…IamnotftteringyouandIhavenodevilishideasinmyhead.Iamspeakih.Lastnight,IsnuckagainintotheKingdomofDreamsandsatonthegoldthrone.ForonenightIwasthealmightykingofarealm…Ha-ha…itwasreallyagreatexperience…areallywonderful,wonderfulexperieIthoughtIheardyousaythatthegoldpacehadbeensunktothebottomofStarMoonLake.However,thesttwotimesIwentthere,itwasrightwhereitalwayswas,bythesideofGiantMountain.Howcouldthatbe?”Onhearingthis,Dimitribegantough.Hequicklychewedandswallowedthepieceofbreadhewaseating,dranksomeliquortowashitdownandthensaid,

    “Actuallyit’sverysimple.Letmeexpinittoyouthisway.TheKingdomofDreamsisinaverymagicalsphereoftimewherethepast,presentandfutureallexistatthesametime.Itispletelydifferentfromthisrealworldwelivein.Hereinourrealmoftime,thepastisgoneandnolos.Thefutureisnothereyet,soitdoeseither.Weliveonlyinthepresent.Butwhatisthepresent?Thepresentisnonstopbeiwithoutased’sdey.Thefutureisstantlyevolvingintothepresentwithoutased’sdeyeither.Sotheretionshipbetweenthepresent,pastandfutureisextremelyindistindhardtotrol.I’llgiveyouanotherexample.IntheKingdomofDreamstimeandspacearelikeabigbook.Whatyouseedependsonwhichpartofthebookyouto.Ifyouturntothebeginningofthebook,thegoldpacehadbeenbuilt.Ifyouturntothemiddleofthebook,thegoldpacehadalreadybeenbuiltbutwasoccup