Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第94/327页)

ule,Iwouldbeabletotellyouitspcein,butthisoneissoperfectithasleftmeclueless…PerhapsthisbeautifulgemflewdownfrombeyondtheskiesandwasGod’spresenttomankind.”Hiswordsstuheaudiendforamomenttherewaspletesilehperhapsonlythebreathingofone’sneighbuelyaudible.frontedbyajewelsoperfectthatevenaoisseurlikeMr.Wolfecouldspcein,ownedbyamysteriouspersonnoonehadeverseenorheardofandcamericetagonecouldonlyfathom,heaudiencedaredtomakeabid.Feelingthattheatmosphereintheroomwasgettingawkwardandstagnant,Dr.Seideragaiageandsaid,“Perhapsthepriceofthisdiamondisslightlyhigherthannormandourhonorabletsneedprivadtimetothinkitover.Thoseied,pleasetacteithermeorMr.Wolfepersonallyandwewilltalkindividually.Ourannuauisnowehankyouallforing.”Mr.Kaffee’sreportoftheauetoahevariousfast-forwardsarioshedescribedalsostoppedabruptly.

    Thegoodfriends,whohadgatheredtogetherinCharina’slivingroomtolistentoMr.Kaffee’satoftheau,fellsilent.SuddenlyDwarfMickeyhitthecoffeetablesohardwithhishandsthatthecupsandsaucersonitshuddered.Maureen,whowasasleepinDimitri’sp,wokeup.Hisearsstiffeoattentionandhisinquisitiveeyeslookedathisfriendinquiringly.

    “IknowitmustbetheworkofMr.Finger!”saidDwarfMickeyangrilyinhisshrillvoice.“Wewerelookingforhimeverywhere,wabouthissafety,whilehesneakedbacktotheKingdomofDreams,foundhisbrideVio,whoIbelievetobethethiefthatstolemytreasures.ItracedhimtotheKingdomofdreamsandlosttrathere,neverdreamingthathehadinatedtoatinywomanthesamesizeasMr.Finger,asifshehadbedesignedjustfago,theyseemedtobemortalenemieswhowereateachother’sthroatattemptingtokilleachother,butnowtheyseemedtohavereciledandarealllovey-doveyagain.IthinkitwasthatwomanViowhousedsomekindofmagicpowertoehofthemtoassumebodiesofnormalhumanbeings.Theytheothetreasuretroveandbroughtpartofitbaundaneworldandarehaviimeoftheirlivessquanderingmoneylikethere’snotomorrow.Theytookmyprizediamondthatlookedlikealovelylittlegirlstrollingandcalledit‘PinkPuzzle’.Yeah,thatnameisquiteappropriate.Theytookmytreasuretotheautogetasmueyaspossibletosupporttheirvishlifestyle.That’sreallyunfivable!”

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    “Oh,sothat’showitis!”saidMr.Kaffee,realizingwhatitwasalbout.“DoyouwaellMegginntobuythediamondback?Thepricewillbestiffthoughandshe’llneedsometimetogatherthefunds.”

    “No,no,no.Thatwon’tbenecessary”repliedDwarfMickeycrossinghishandsfidentlyoverhischest.“Youdooghallthattrouble.Thatmagnifitdiamondcalled…whatwasitcalled?...ohyes,‘PinkPuzzle’!That’samagicalgebelieveitknowsitswaybaeandwilllost.”

    TheeyesofeveryoheroomteredonDwarfMickeyinquisitivelyasifasking,“Oh,really?Whatisallthisabout,couldyoutellus?”

    “Youguyswanttoknowthelowdowneh?”smiledDwarfMickey.“Ok,I’lltellyou.”

    “Waitaminute,waitaminute”saidCharina,hereyesbrightwithexcitement,hurriedlyturningonhervoicerecorderandopeniebooktorecordthisiingstory.

    “Long,longago…”beganDwarfMickey,shakinghisheadlikeabardofold.“Actually,itwasaboutahundredyearsago.Ahundredyearsisreallynotaverylongtimeiematiofthings.Atthetime,DimitrihadetotheKingdomofDreams.HehadbuilthisKingdomandhispathi