Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第322/327页)

yourdotagebutyoustillwannabeawomanizingbastard.Ha-ha…sodoallnobleandsugar-coatyourself…”Thegroupofoldfriendsjokedandughedamongthemselvesforawhile.ThenMr.Kaffeeagainturnedseriousandsaid,

    “WeoldfriendsfromthemundaneworldareallherenohinkingofDwarfMickey.Itwassaidthathesankhimselfwithhistreasuretrovetothebottomoftheke,sohemusthavedrowned.Yourmajesty,sinceyouhavetheabilitytoraiseusallfromthedead,couldyounotdothesameforDwarfMickey?Ifhecouldjoiodayandwecouldeat,drinkandtalktogetherlikeweusedtointhemundaneworld,won’tthatbeaperfectreunion?”KingDimitrismiledbutdidnotsayanything.HepouredacupfulofwineandgaveittoImaginationsaying,

    “Goandpourthiscupofwiotheke.”

    “Yes,yourmajesty”saidtheloyalservaoverandpouredthecupofwiothekewithoutquestioningwhy.CharmaineainecameuptoKingDimitritoreportthatthetribeshadsentroupofbeautifulyounggirlstoperformasonganddancefDimitriandhisfriends.Theyalsosew,huskyyouoshowofftheirskilliling.KingDimitrinoddedhissent.

    AboutadozeifulyounggirlschosenfromthevarioustribesoftheKingdomeheyweredressedinesmadeofsemi-transparentmaterialthinasthewingsofcicadas,whichtheycopiedfromthedressesofCharmaineaiheirlusciousfigureshalfexposedbytheiresandtheirgracefuldangkepttheaudiencespell-bound.ThephinderingwolfoldDavidespeciallystareduntilhiseyesalmostpoppedoutofhissockets.Thegirlsbowedelegantlyattheendofthedandwithdrew.Twhuskyyoungmen,onerepresentiivewarriorsandonechosentorepresentthenewersoldierseoshowofftheirwrestlingskills.Withbulgingmusclesthatseemedlikedozensofsmallminingallovertheirbodiestheypouneachother,notusingbruteforce,butbringingintopytheirformidableteiques.Whilewrestling,poung,jumpingandrolling,theyusedeveryohenimble,flexiblemuscles,exhibitingtothefullestthecharmandfasationofvirilecharisma.Theaudiencewereenthralledandcaptivated.Richard,Jamaz,Big-OandMr.FingerakaEmmanuelespeciallycouldillintheirseatsandreallycravedtojumpinandjointhewrestlers.Butthiswasafriendlyexhibitionanditwouldbeunseemlyfortheaudieoparticipate.

    Whentheshowendedandthewrestlersleft,theysuddenlyfoundthattheyhadbeehralledbytheshowthattheydidnotnoticedasmallfigurehadjoihemandwassittingbesideKingDimitri,eatinganddrinkingwithabandon.Thatweird-lookingfigure,thoseuninhibitedanduraiablemannerscouldonlybelongtooneperson–DwarfMickey!Thefactofthematterwas,DwarfMickeyhadremaineduer,sleepingireasuretrove.Hewasextremelyboredandwaslookingforsomediversionwhensuddenlytheentigandirresistiblefragranceofexcellentwinehoveredbyhisnose.Heopenedhismouthandswallowedthefragrathatonlyservedtothewinewormsinsidehisstomadpyedhavocthere.Uoresisthisaddifordrinking,heswamtothesurfaceofthekeandclimbedashore.Hehadonaquaintmelon-shapeddaiofaimeswovenwithgoldthread.Assoonashecameoutoftheke,waterdrippedoffofhimuntilnotasingledropremaihetwoferocioustigersKojakandCortezdiscoveredhispresendbouowardshimatonce.DwarfMickeymadeasignwithhishandsandingsilendsaid,

    “What’sthematter,youson-of-a-guns?Don’tknowmeanymore?”Thetwotigersofcourseknewhimandtheirboungstepsonlyexpressedtheirexciteme