“Whyyesm’am”eheworld-wisemanagersmoothly,“Blueskies,whitesandandbluewatersarearaordinarilybeautifulbinationfewignore.Iamrelievedthatyouarenotdispleasedwithourfood.Pleaseeback.Ifthereisanyspecialdishyouwouldliketotry,IwillhaveourchefmakeitespeciallyforyouacctoyourspecificationsandifthereisanythingIcoulddoforyou,youneedonlytoletusknow.”Salinanoddedandstooduptoleave.Themanagerfollowedhersaying,“Iseethatyouhaveyourshoppingbagsandargesuitcasewithyou.Perhapsyouhavearrangedforyings.Wouldyoulikemetocalltheciergeaupforyou?”Salinanoddedheragreement.Theroombegantofilsotherexpensivelydressedersstrolledintothediningroomandinafewmihemahehotelhimselfhurriedinapawoclerkswhoquicklymadethechearrasoandassignedbellboystocarrytheirparcels,bagsandluggage.ThemanagerhimselfandhistwoclerksledthewayasSalinaandEmmanuelwalkedoutofthediningroom,followedbythebellboyscarryingalltheirpurchasesacase.Thediningroommanagerandcaptainstoodbythedoorsmilingandbowingobsequiously,saying,“Pleaseeback.Itwouldbereatestpleasuretoserveyouagaiime.”Theyweremakingsuchabigto-dothatmadeSalinafeelspedverysatisfied,asifshewasbeiedlikeaqueenandcausedtheothererstostareatthemcuriously,wjustwhotheyweretobegivensuchspecialVIPtreatment.ThatwasthecourseofeventshowEmmanuendSalinaarrivedatthiscitybytheseaandcametobelodgedinthepresidentialsuiteofthisrgeandluxuriouso-resort.
DimitriandhisfriendssatinCharina’slivingroomdrinkingfragrant,freshly-madecoffeeandtalkedsporadicallyaboutEmmanuendSalina,wwhatmischievous,underhandtricksthesetwelittlepeoplefromtheKingdomofDreamwouldeupwith.TheycouldnotuandhowthehugepinkdiamondknoinkPuzzle”cametobeauedoff.
“Onthesurface,”saidMr.Kaffee“thesegrandandiionallywell-knownjewelrystoresmayseemtoberocksolidandimpervioustotheupsanddownofthefinancialworld.Theyholdexclusiveausforselectederswithallthetrappingsofwealthandluxurywithgreatpompandshowmanship.Butiy,thingsarenotgoingwellforthem.Theyhaveover-expandedarappedforcashinthisglobaleiturn.”DwarfMickeystoodup,stretchedhimselfandsaid,
“It’salright.Let’sdropthesubject.Ithiwolittlepeoplejustgrabbedsomejewelsandcametothismundaneworldtoeat,drink,makemerryandhavesomefun.Idon’tthinkthereismuthisworldtoattractthemsotheywillsoonbegoingback.Thispinkdiamondisfabulouslyexpensive,worthanastronomicamountofmoney.Butitisnotthemostexpehinginmytreasuretrove.‘PinkPuzzle’isamagicalgem.Thepersonwhocovetsitwouldbedownontheirludiroublebecauseitknowsitswaybacktothetreasuretroveandwouldjustdisappearoneday…”Beforehefinishedspeaking,loudsnoreswereheardandtheysawthatJamaz,havingdrunktoomuehadfallenfastasleep.Richardwentoverandshookhimbytheshoulder,saying,
“Hey!man.It’ste.Timetoleave…”
“Ohno”saidCharina.“It’steandthereareenoughguestroomstoaodateallofyou.Stay.Itwouldbemorefunstayingtogether…”
“What?”saidJamazgroggily.“Timetoleave?Okay,let’sgetgoing.”
“Wehavetogobacktoourowherosegarden”saidRichard.Itmaybedesertedanddipidatedbutit’squiteindemand.Ifwedon’tgobackitmaybetakenoverbyotherhomelessruffians.Infactwemayeveofightthemtodefendourhomeahandthrowoutanyonewhohastakenover…”
“Good!Let’sgo!”saidJamaz,whoseeyeshadbrighteheprospectofagoodfight.CharinalookedatMr.KaffeeandBig-Oandsaid,
“What!Youtwoareleaving,too?”
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