“Dimitri”saidVio.“Youseeallthiswealthbeforeyou.Theirvalueisastronomidimmeasurable.Allthesepreciousgemswillbeyoursifyouwouldpromisemeohing.Myditionisverysimple…”
“Hereites”thoughtDimitri.Notwaitingforhertofinishspeaking,Dimitriinterruptedhersaying,“Yourmajesty,pleasedonottellmeyourditio.Letmeproveohingtoyou.IwantyoutoseewithyourowneyesmyillusiicsoyouwouldbelieveihfulnessofwhatIsay.”
Dimitrigotupfromhissquattingpositionandwalkedtoohecasesofpreciousgems.HistwoloyalservantsCreativityandImaginatioheirmasterKingDimitritosomethingandsotheyheldhandswiththeirfiightlycspedandquicklyfollowedhim.Dimitripickedupasparklingdiamondthesizeofaquaileggandsaid,
“Yourmajesty,Mr.Finger,pleasecloseyoureyesameshowyouoneofmymagictricks.”Thetwoofthemwerequitecooperativeandclosedtheireyes.Dimitrithrewthediamondinhishandhighintothesky.Histwoloyalservants,CreativityandImagination,quicklypoiheirfreehandtowardstheskyandallofasuddenmurmursofthundercouldbeheard.Theheavensopenedandadelugeofrainfallpoureddownfromtheskies,followedbythesoundepiecesofhailhittingtheground.Mr.Fingercouldn’ttrolhiscuriosityandslittingopenhiseyesatinybit,peekedout.Hesawthatititchdarkbothinsideandoutsidethegoldpadnothingcouldbeseen,soheclosedhiseyesagain.Afterawhile,theyheardDimitrishout,“Stop!”andtherain,haindthunderhaltedabruptlylikewell-trainedsoldiersobeyingtheordersoftheirsuperiorsinstantaneously,withouttheleasthesitatiohingwasquietandDimitrisaid,“OpenyoureyespleaseyourmajestyandMr.Fiheydidsoandwereshockedtofindthattheground,bothinsideandoutsidethegoldpaceevenbeyondpceswheretheeyescouldreach,werepiledwithpriceless,sparklingdiamondsofallcolorsandsizesthatdazzledtheeyes.Whatwasevenmoreamazing,somediamondswereforcedtohaltinmidairwhenDimitrigavehisandtostop,andhadnotimetofalltotheground,solookingalroundthemVioandMr.Fingersawthattheskieshighandlow,farandnearwerefullofexquisitediamondsofallshapes,colorsandsizes,twinklingintheair.Theywerestunnedandastouhesightwhichleftthemspeechlessanddumbfounded.
“Youmaythinkthisisonlyanillusion,atrickoftheeye,orakindof”saidDimitriashepacedleisurelybeforethethrone.“Iwillnottrytoexpinbecausethisisadeepphilosophythatotbedescribedinafewwordsanddependsonone’suandingandenlighteoprehend.SufficeittosaythatIthinkyourmajestywilluandwhatImean.TheimageofthegoldpacethatIsanktothebottomofthekehasbeendeeplyimprintedinyourbrainandmemory,andyoureproduceitatwillsothatthebrilliant,glitteringpaceisagainbeforeoureyes.Ifyoudothis,why’tIgethemyriadsofstarsintheskiesintosparklingdiamondsandrainthemdownonthemundaneworldlikerainfalndhale?Itshouldraoyou.AsIjustsaid,thereisreallynomarkedboundarybetweentrueexistendphantomimpressions.Inotherwords,thisboundaryisbetweeentandeweenmaybeexistentandmaynot.Orperhapsitdoesatall.Ofcourseallthisisalluptoone’sownprehensionanduanding.Sayingso,Dimitriwavedattheskiesandthequail-sizeddiamohrownupwards,fellintohishands.Histwoloyalservants,CreativityandImaginative,quicklyletfallthehandstheyhadpoiheskiesandloosehefingerscspedtightlytogetherastheystoodhandinhand.Straosay,itwasasifasoftbreezeblewovereverything.Thedarkcloudsintheskyandthesparklingdiamondsthatcoveredthegroundandtwiheskiesalldisappearedwithoutatrace.Everythiuronormandmyriadsofstarsdottedthenightsky.
“Iinallyinteousethesecasesofgemsasbargainingchips.”saidVioself-sciouslyandnotalittleembarrassed.“ButIseethatthesethingsdonotmeananythingtoyou.Pleasedon’tughatme…”
“No,no,pleasedon’tsayso,yourmajesty”interruptedDimitribeforeshefinishedspeaking.“Thereisatreasuretroveinallourhearts.Youhaveit.Ihaveit.Mr.Fingeralsohasit.Itisdistributedimpartiallyandequallytoeveryoneandisinexhaustibleandimmeasurable.”HelookedatMr.Fingerandsaidtohim,“Mydearfriend,youtoohaveatreasuretrove,inexhaustibleandimmeasurable.Whydidyousignaureandsellyourselfbodyandsoultosomeoneelseasasve?Isn’tthatridiculous?”
“Thisismypersonalbusiness”repliedMr.Fingerarrogantlyandrudely.“IdowhateverIwantwithmyownbody.IsellittowhomeverIwishandnotevenaskforanythingiurn.IamwillingtobeauredsvetoQueenVio.Whatbusinessisitofyour?”
“Yes,yht”repliedDimitriwithamirthlessugh.“It’snoneofmybusiness.ItisaprivateaffairbetweewoofyouandIwon’tsayanythingmoreaboutit.”Dimitrilookedatthergediamondthathadfallenbatohishandfromtheskyandthrewitbatothecasehehadinallytakenitfrom.TurningtoViohesaidseriously,“Yourmajesty,IthinkyoutookthesecasesofgemsfromtheKingdomofDreamsoutofthetreasuretroveofDwarfMickey,thegodoftreasure.AmIright?Isuggestyoureturnthesecasestowhereyoutookthemfrofcourseit’snotmine.Youshouldreturnthem.”
“Sure”saidVio.Shewavedherhandandthecasesofpricelessgemsanddiamondsdisappearedfromsight.Vihtenedupandgedherposture.Shewasstillweariiarawithahugeredrubyierandsaidfrostily,“Ithinknoeakfranklyabouttheproblembetweenyouandmeandmymother.”CreativityandImaginationlookedguardedlyateachother,knowingthatthedialoguehadfinallyetoitstruesubject.DimitriwasgreatlyagitatedandsaidearlytoVio,
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