Book1:TeDream-Maker (第53/166页)

eminiyandmaseease．ShethoughtofherfirstmeetingwithDimitriunderverysimirsurroundings．Astheywentpastthewoods,shediscoveredalonelyfigureinabikinibathingsuitoretchofbeachbytheke,pyingidlywiththesaingitslipslowlythroughhersleaperingfingers．Oncloserscrutiny,DornafounditwasNatalieanddecidedtopyapracticaljokeothetime,shewastheballerinaoftheRussianNationalAcademyofBalletonherfirsttourtotheU.S.andalractithestageearlyeverymbeforeanyoneelsewasaroundaswasher.anddidnotpaymuchattentiontothejanitorwhowasonduty.Dornaorderedhertwofriendstorunfrenzilyaroundthebeachlettingoutloudferociousroars.ThetwotigersenteredfullyintothespiritofthegameandzealouslycarriedoutherivingtheunsuspegNataliesuchascarethatshefainteddeadaway.WhatisTime?Whatsignificedoesithave?Sandslippedslowlythroughherfingersastheydidinthehssofaimes.Toknowthemeaningandthesignifie，weshouldknoasinhermindasshenguidlytoyedwiththesandandwatcheditslippingthroughherslenderfingers．Butshenoticedthathewouldstophisworksometimesandwatchhermovementsattentively.Onceshecaughthimstaringatherwhileshewasuntyinghershoecesjustasshewasdoingnow．Herdimpledsmileoffriendlyreitionwaslikeripplesonashallowpondandencedhimtoapproachheronemandaskheropiniononapoemhehadwritten,whichhefeltwouldbeagoodthemeforaballet．Dornasighedandsaid，"Oh，you’reahopelessninny!"Shecalledtothetwonoisy,prangtigerstostopandraoNatalie．Shecalledtoher,shookher,butalltonoavail．Natalie’sshouldersandspine,uprighta,gaveherastatelycarriage．Herbeautifulbreastswerejustvoluptuousenoughtobecuppedbyahand．Herabdomen，perfedtightasadrum，wasadorheterbyherumbilication．Onreadingit，shewasgreatlyimpressedandmarveledatthedepthofhisknowledgeofballetandwonderedwhatothertreasureswerestoredinthebrainsofthisgeniusuheguiseofaonjanitor．Herenthusiasticresponsedrewthemtogetherandafterthattheyoftendiscussedtheadaptationofhispoemsintomusiddance．Realizingshemighthavegooofar,Dornawasremorseful．Sheranbadforthtothekescoopingupwaterwithherbarehandsandspshingitoionlesswoman，tryingtoreviveher．WhenNataliefinallycametoandopenedhereyes,DornaapologizedprofuselyforherrashnessandcalledthetwotigerstohersothatNataliecouldseeforherselftheywereonlyCortezandKojakandwerereallyharmless．Shewastheperfectpolishedmarblestatueofanakedwoman，exceptthatshehadwarmthandove,butshesattheremotionless,lettingtimeslipbysilentlybetweenherfingers，justasthewomanonthebenchdid．WhenNataliesawthetwoslinkoutdocilelyfrombehireesatDorna’sbedcalsifashamedoftheirpartintheprank,shecouldn’thelpsmiling．Butshewasstillinshodfelttooweakandlimptowalk，soDornahelpedherontothebackofKojak，whilesherodeonCortez，awoofthemwentbacktothepacetogether．Suddenlysheseemedtothinkofsomethingandstooduptogetherballetslippersandputthemon．Hermovementsweresogracefulthatwhetherstanding，bendingorsitting，herfigurehadperfectsymmetryay．Wheruckaposeooes，herfeetformedtwoperfectarches，liketwolovely，tinycrestmoon.Oneday，DimitrimaogetherawayfromuhesurveilnceofhersuperiorsandbroughthertohisKingdomofDreams．

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