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        Thehousetybutthehecoffeetabletoldhereverything．Itsaid，"Beholdthefowloftheair：theysownot，herdotheyreap；yetyourheavenlyfatherfeedththem"signed"Withlove，DimitriJaariannalookedfromthenoteinherhandtothediamerwithmixedfeelings．Shehadgainedavaluableringbuthadlostabelovedman．Hadshegainedorlost?Knowinghewouldbeonfootpushinghiscartbeforehim，sherushedoutaothepcessheknewhefrequented;buthewasobefound.Afterthatshelookedforhimdesperately,worriedthathewouldingwelndhadosleep，butfindingnotra，sheuoodthatDimitriwasavoidingheronpurpose．Hehadprobablygooanotherdistrict,awayfromhisusualroutes．Beingamaturewoman，sheuoodthewisdomofDimitri’sdecisionandbowedtotheiable．Gradually,shetrolledherfeelingsaaboutpreparingfortheingofherhusbandandson.

        ThemafterDimitri1eft,headlinenewsinthepapersreportedontheexplosionatseaofaluxuryyachtbelongingtoMr.Kaffee,presidentofWorldBank;butnotracesofthemanhadyetbeenfound．Itwentontosaythatthesubsequentpowerstrugglebetweentwofasofhislieutenantshadclimaxedinagunfightinwhichthirtypeoplehadbeenkilledorwounded.AmongstthedeadwasMr.Kaffeeswife,Ileen．

        Twomonthster，Dimitri’ssolitaryfigureappearedoncemoreathisfavoritehaunt-LakeMerritt．ItwasabusySundayevening;theparkinglotwasfulndwholefamiliesofshopperswerehurryinghereandthere,stogupfortheingweek．Dimitriwasrummagingthroughthegarbage,hiscartfullofemptys．Heybecausethescouldberecycledforanickepiedhecouldlookforwardtoagoodmealtheday．"Moneyiseverywhereifonlyyouwouldlookforit"hethought．Inthegarbagefrontebakery，hefoundabagofpartiallyeatendoughnutsandbuns．"Whatawaste!"hethoughtashebitintohisdelicioustreat．Hefinishedoneandputtherestintohiscartforfutureenjoymentbeforetinuinghissearptys．Suddenlyhebecameawareofthepresenceofanotherperson.Apairofwomaindarkbrowoppedinfrontofhimandstoodstill．Dimitri’seyestraveledupwardsfromthoseshoestothefadsawMarianna,eyesmoist,standingtherelookingathim．

        "HowhaveyoubeenDimitri?”sheaskedchokingwithemotion．"I’velookedeverywherebutcouldn’tfindanytraceofyou．Isthishowyouhavebeenliving?"Shelosttrolofhervoidwasalmostsobbing．Dimitriwasremorsefulforhavinghurther，butheonlyremainedsilent．Amiddle-agedmanandaboywerestandingbyaparkeddtheboywascalling

        "Mommy!Mommy!ehere．Iwonnagohome.”MariannalookedatDimitrisilentlyforanothermihenwalkedslowlyaway,furtivelywipinghereyes，repeatedlylookingbackasifloathingtogo．Dimitriwavedgood-byetoherandwatchedassherejoinedherfamily．

        "Pleasedon’tworryaboutme，Marianna"hemurmured．"Imayappearpennilessandhomeless，buttheearthandtheskyallbelongtome．Iseempoor，butIamrichbeyondimagination．IamKingDimitri!"Asthecardroveaway，Mariannalookedbackathimoutofthewindow，eyesmoistwithtears．ShesawDimitristillstandingtherewavingatherwiththebrightredscarfsnuglyaroundhisneafsh，hisfigureseemedtovanishlikealonelywildbird，flyingacrosstheskiesiwilighttounknowinations．

        Chapter3Amalia

        Ah!gentlebreeze，disturbnotmysweetdreams．HowdidIgrowold?Iknownot．Wasitthesprihatblewmeold?EvenifIweretogrowoldthus，Imindnot．Letmegotodreamndamidtheflowers,thebirdsandthespringbreeze．Golden-hairedMaryesrunninghither,herlongtressesflyinginthebreeze,herbreastsslightlyswelling,hereyesbrightandmoistehegesinherbodyaremiraculous,likeadewyrosebudreadytoblossomintoared,redrose．MissSimpsonesby，punctuallyat3:30p.m.withher90-lbgolderieverSpeedy．Shetellsallwhowouldlistenthatofherthreeformerhusbands，nonewereasfaithfusSpeedy．HerfifthhusbandMarkwasamentallyretardedboy，tall,fatandobedient．Theirtwosilhouettescouldoftenbeseenintheraysofthesettingsun．OldEdwardalwayswalksbentlikeabow，hisheadonthelevelwithhisknee．Whenheseessomeoriesthtenupaendtobethemanheisn’t．Hewasobeseefewweeks．Somesayhehasdiedandgooheaven．Alllivingthingssooergoontheirgrave-boundway．Foes，knavesespasshtheages．HowdidIgrowold?Iknownot．Letmelieonthisbenthepark．Letthespringbreezeblowmeold．Letmyfleshbodydreamonamidthefragrantblossomsandthesingingbirds．Inthiswarm,cozyspringbreeze,manshouldremainforeveryoung．ButifIamtogrowoldthus，Idon’tthinkIwouldmindatall．

        Ah!Whyshouldn’tthefleshbodygrowold?Wearebutmortal，so’tisimpossibletotheerosionoftimebeimpregnable．Wearebutmortal，so‘tisquitenaturaltofindbeguilingcaressesirresistible．Sincewearemortal，we’remadeoffleshandblood．Howmanytimeswemakelove?36,000timesatthemost，I’vebeentold．More，ofcourse，ifyou’remadeofsteruff．Whyshouldn’tthefleshbodygrowold?Activeschoolchildrenjustoutofcss，run,jumpandpyonthegrass．Thereinmyskullfreshideasdance,imp-likeandpyful,justlookingforacemysweetdreamstoenhance．Dreamsaremylife,Ilovethemdear．Foradventure,loveandsatisfatheyhavenopeer．Butthewarmcozydaysarenotforever，that’sclear．PerhapsIshouldenjoythemwhilethey’rehere．WhenIdreamIwilldreamofAmalia-mymotherwhoseldomgavememuchear．YouleftmealonewhenIneededyoudear，butthenyouwereboundtoyourelectricchair．Withyou,youtookoldJaIfear．Areyouthere?IwonderasIlookatthesky．Orareyoudownbelow?Butwhereveryouare，Ifeelthetie．I’llsearmydreamshighandlow．

        Dimitriyawnedandsatupfromhisbench，stretgzily．Thetraffichadbeeheavier，thenumberofschoolchildrenintheparkhadincreased，bringingwiththemabuoyantnoisinesswhichmadesleepoutofthequestion．Dimitriwalkedslowlytowardsthekeandlookedatthewater,theskyandtheclouds．Iahechimingofchurchbellsannoungeveningvespersbroughtwithitafeelingofweariness,whieswiththecloseofday．Dimitrithought,"Imeanttotakeafortablenapuhewarmsunandspringbreeze，butinsteadIgavefreereintomythoughtsandwhiledthetimeaway．Ihaven’tcollectedanymaterialformydreamseither．Ohwell，let’sseewhatwilleintomydreamstonight．"

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