Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第325/327页)

tsownsymboliifice”repliedKingDimitrismilingly.“Thereisatreasuretroveineveryone’sheartwhichisequalinvalue,butunfortunatelymostpeopledonotknowhowtomineanddevelopit.Theydidnotknowtheywerenaturallyequippedwithtwokeystoopereasuretrovewhichcamewiththematbirth.Theyareimaginationaivity.Thesymboliificeofthetreasuretroveiswisdom.”

    “Oh,sothat’showthingsstand!”excimedeveryonearoundKingDimitri,butfromthetoheirvoidtheexpressionsontheirfaces,hecouldsurmisethattheydidnotreallyuandtheprofoundmeaningofhiswords.Holdinguphiscupofwine,heagainurgedeveryoodrinkup.

    ThecrimsonraysofthesettingsunshoneonKingDimitrianditsremnabroughttohisbodyafeelingofwarmthandfort.Dimitrisawbeforehimaspreadofcrimsonlightandheardasweetvoihisearsaying,“HiKingDimitri.Isyourmajestyawakenow?”Openinghiseyeshesawthathisrighthandwasstretchedhighintheairasifholdingacup,buttherewasnothinginhishandatall.Herememberedthatinhisdreamhewasholdinguphiscupofwine,urgingeveryoodrinkmoreofthehundredflowerwihathistwoloyalservantsandalsohisclosestfriendsImaginationaivityweresmilingandlookingathim.Feelingembarrassed,heputdownhisrighthandandsaid,

    “Oh,IjusthadawonderfuldreamthatIwasdrinkingwithmyfriendsintheKingdomofDreams.Well,hereIambathemundanewain…”Hisservaivity,talldarkandhandsomelendidphysiquethatsomewhatresembledApollo,thesungod,said,

    “Hi,yourmajesty.Areyoufullyawakenow?WouldyoulikemetotakeyoutoapcethatIamsurewouldcaptureyouri?”

    “Really?Whereareyougoingtotakemeto?IjustreturnedfromtheKingdomofDreams.Whatisthereinthismundaneworldthatwouldsurpriseandime?”Hisotherloyalservant,thebeautifundcurvaaginationwithtwodeepdimplesonherfacethataddedtohermysteriousallure,said

    “Yourmajesty,istherenothingandhismundaneworldthatcouldiyou?”

    “Ofcoursethereis.Ofcoursethereis”Dimitrireplied.“WellthehewayandIwillfollow…”Sayingso,hestoodupandwalkedawaywithhistwoloyalservants.Straosay,wheneverhewaswithImaginationaivity,Dimitri’seyesightwasnormandhecouldseeeverythingaroundhim.Itwasasifhumaneye-sightbythebinationofthetwo.Butwhentheylefthim,hewasleftbereftofthesenseofsightahingbeforehimbecamepitchdarkandhecouldseenothingatall.Itwastheendoftheworkdayandtheflowoftrafficwasatitsheaviestandthesidewalkackedwithpedestrians.Afterwalkingtwotothreeblocks,theycametoaparativelyquieterwherethetraffiotasbadlygested.Therewerestillquitealotofpedestrianshurryingalongbutthesidewalkswerenotovercrowded.Imaginationaivitystoppedbeforethergeover-sizedexhibitionwindowsofastudiospecializinginweddingpictures.Itwasafterhourssothestudiowasclosedandtheworkershadlockedupa.Dimitristoppedtotakealookatthebrightlylitwindowsexhibitingtwohugeenrgedportraits,extremelyclearandlifelikeencasedinexpensivegildedframes.ToDimitri’ssurprise,hefoundhimselflookingrightatweddingportraitoftheelegant,graddigurebeautyAishawithherdistinguishedairofacademieheotherportraitwasagrouppictureofAishaandfifteenotherbeautiesallintheirwhiteweddinggowns.NovelhadalreadymarriedMr.O,’Brianandsoisnolongerincluded.Dimitrirememberedthatitwasthatsameday,orwasitthed