“Really?”saidViogreatlysurprised.“ThatDimitriisnosimplecharacterifhecouldtoleratewhatnonormalmanwould.It’slikeasharpknifepiergone’sheart.InsteadofbeingfuriouswithAisha,hemadeherhisqueen.Thatisnosimpleman.”
“No,no”saidMr.Fingerdisdainfully.“He’snothingthatgreat.TomeDimitriisonlyabrokenballbytheroadsidethatanyonekickaround.Whatisaman’sworsenightmare?Isn’titfindingoutthathiswomanhadbeenunfaithfultohimandhadsexwithsomeoneelse?Ifheisabletoenduresuchshamewithoutreag,heisnotarealman.”
“No,youdon’tuand”sadViostoppinghisself-righteousupbraid.“It’sbecausehetoleratewhatnonormalmancouldthatmakeshimacutabovetheaverage.IsupposeIshouldreassessmyevaluationoftheman.”
“There’ssomethingevenfunnier!DimitriresumedhisclosefriendshipwithJamaz,thatbigbckguywhowashiswife’slover,asifnothinghadhappehey’recloserthanbrothers.Don’tyouthinkthat’sstrange?”
“No,it’snotatallstra’sjustanotherproofofhisslidevasivepsychologyoflife.Butwhenporisbroken,itcouldbemendedandlookgoodasnew,butthecrackwillwaysbethere.Wemustseizeeverycewehave.Wemakeuseofthistobreakuptheirunityforourownpurposes.”JustthenadogbeganbarkingfuriouslyandDimitri’svoioutsidethebuildingsoundedloudandclearintheroom.Mr.FingerandVioexgedalook,greatlysurprised.
“That’shisvoice.I’msureofit””whisperedMr.Finger.Vionodded.
“That’sdaringofhim!”shesaid.“Wehaven’tbeeofindhimbuthehasfoundus!That’sgood.Itwillsaveusalotoftrouble.Wewillsettleeverythingtonight.”
Thesunhadseti.Carsarianswerefewandfarbetween.DimitriheldMaureeninhisarmsandstoodatthecrossroadthinking,“It’salongwayfromheretoCharina’shouse.IfIreturnthisdogtoitsowner,Iwouldhavetowalkquiteadistance.GoingtherewouldbeeasyasIhaveMaureeheway,butingbackwouldbehardandtime-ingasIwouldbeentirelyonmyownwithonlythewhiteeasmyguide.Also,Charinawouldbesuretoaskmetostayfordinnerahediablewewoulddrinkandtalkaboutherfavoritesubject–storiesofwhatisbeyondtheblueskies.Iwouldthenmissmyappoiwiththosetwolittlepeople,therebymissingtheopportunitytotalkaboutourdifferenduheknotthathasbeeweenusforsolong.ButifIletMaureengohomebyhimself,Iamfullyfidenthewouldbeabletodoso,butthatwouldbeirresponsibleofme.Whatifhemeetsthedogcatcherandistakentothepond?HemayevehanasizedifwedoohimihatwouldbeaburdenonmyscethatIwouldn’teverbeabletoresolveinmylifetime.StandingthereDimitriwasinaquandaryanddidnotknowwhattodo.
Adipidatedpick-uptruckcttereddowreetwitheverysirattlinginunison.ThefamiliarsoundofbrakesbeingappliedsoundedbehindDimitri’ssolitaryfigure,followedbythesoundsofsmmingcardoorsandrunningfootstepsbihgdshouts.
“Hey,Dimitri,youson-of-agun!You’reback!Whydidn’tyouletusknowaheadoftime?”shoutedonehappyvoice.
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