“No,no,no”interruptedDwarfMickey.“ThatisnotwhatImeant.Ithinkweshouldpayequattentiononbothworlds.Thatwouldbetheidealmodeofapproach.”Thefatichopsbegantodropontothecharcoalfireandproducedasizzlingsound.SoonRichardbroughtepteofmouth-wateringcrispymbchopsperfectlygrilledtoagoldenbrown,givingoffaigaromaandservedthemtohisfriendssaying,
“Heyguys,youmustbehungrysolet’sallstarteatingandstoptalkingaboutthisbtroublesomephilosophicalstuff.Leavethattotheintellectuals.Weshouldtrateoingourmeatanddrinkingourliquor.Isn’tthatmorepractical?”Everyoneughedaowithgusto.
“Youguysjusttalkedaboutsomecasesofjewelry.Whatwasthatabout?”askedmr.Kaffee.Afriendofmiioomeretlythathewaoselloffhisjewelrybusiness.Ithinkthatheishavingmoroubleinthiseiamiorhewouldnotbewillingtogiveuphislucrativetrade.ImentiooSamanthawhoisaoisseurofjewelryaurnpersuadedMegginntolookintoit.Theytoldmetotalktothisguyandwewillbegoingtejewelrystoresoonahingsgo.”Dimitritookanulpofhisliquoraafieryhotlinegodownfromhisthroattohisstomach.Extremelysatisfied,hewipedtheremnantsoftheliquorfromtheerofhislipsandsaid,
“NowadaysIamnoloerestedinthebusinessofmakingmoney.LetthetwoofthemdecidewhattodoandIwillbebehindthem100%.”DwarfMickeytekofmeatfromhischopandswalloweditwithoutchewingitthhly.Theoogulpedsomewineandsaid,
“Humansareiredofaccumutih.Toputitheywaisfathateswithself-aplishment,buttoputitbluntly,itisjustpinavarice,apartofhumannaturethatcamewiththematbirth.Butnomatterwhat,theaccumutiohisoheforcesthatpropelhumancivilizationforward.Youngpeoplenowadaysareeloquentaiculouscalcutors,veryambitiousabouttheirfuture.Iamout-of-dateandshouldretiresoonahenewgeiontakeover…”Thewhite-beardedgodofwealthshookhisheadandughedwryly.
Dimitriyftonhisbathecoldtgroundwithonlyaroughgunnybagunderhim.Hisbodyfeltstiffandunfortableafterhavihesamepositionfortoolong,soheturnedsidewaystht,curleduphisbodyandputoneofhisarmsunderhischeekashispilloideawakebythen,butkepthiseyesclosedanddidnotsitupbecausetherewasn’tmuchtodoandhepreferredtoliethere.Thediffereemperatureandthenoisefromthecitytoldhimitwasaboutthree,fouro’clotheafternooytherequietlyanddidnotfeellikegettingupbecausetherewasnothingforhimtodo.Theonlythinghecoulddowastolettimeslidequietlybyunnoticed.Eversincehewasayouthhehadknownthatonedayhewouldbeeblindsoheusedtoblindfoldhiseyeswithadark-coloredkerchiefandtrytoexperieitfeltliketobeablindman.Buttheaonlygavehimgreatpressurebecausehefounditimpossibletodoanythingwhenblindfolded,sohequicklytookdownthekerchief.Heytheremotionlesslydoingnothingbecausetherewasnothingtodo.Theonlythinghecoulddowastolettimepasshimbyquietly,unnoticed.Heopenedhiseyesandfoundthattheworldwasdarkbeforehiseyes.Heraisedhishandtopulwaythekerchiefbutwassurprisedtofindtherewasnothingchiseyes.Itwasthenthatherealizedhewasblind.
Thedesertedrosegardentookupquiteabitofspace.Yearsofresultedinrownweedsanddryandwitheredleavesctheground.Wasn’titstrainthemidstofthebusymetropolisagardehiscouldremainforsakenandabandonedforsolong?Therosesinthegardenbloomedinspiteofckofcare,asiftryingtoshowofftheirbrilliantcolors.Buttheirpetalswerecoveredwithdustandtallweedsalmostcrowdedouttherosebushes.Theywerelikehigh-born,aristocraticdiesdownontheirluck.ThefamiliarsoundofbrakesbeingappliedwasheardandsoonDimitriheardfootstepswalkingtowardshimthroughthegrassandbushes.Dimitri’sempty,sightlesseyesturowardsthenoise,knowingRichardandJamazwereback.SeeingthatDimitri’seyeswereopen,Richardsaid,
“Hi,Dimitri.Hadagoodnap?Didyouhaveanygooddreams?”Dimitriwassurprisedtheywerehomesoearly,soinsteadofanswering,heasked,
“Issomethingwrong?”
“No,no”saidRichard.“Mr.Kaffeetoldustoebadgeintooursuits.HewantsustoapanySamanthaandMegginnteexhibitionafamousjewelerisgiving.Samanthareceivedaninvitationtwoweeksago.Mr.Kaffeesaidalthoughthetwoofuswerebodyguards,westillhadtobesuitablydressedinourbestes.”
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