Book1:TeDream-Maker (第104/166页)

walledwithhugesafesonbothsides．Mr．Kaffeeopeneddoorafterdoorwithhispsticcard,saying，

    "Thisisaspecialcardformypersonaluse．Itwillopeneverysingledoorinthebankwithoutexception,fromtheparkinglottothesafes．Themanagersandseniorstaffeachhasoheyweregivendifferentcardsandwhenooein,theyhavetoetogether．Thedoorwillopenonlywhenthebinationofcardsareiedintheprescribedorder;otherwisethearmwillgooffandthepolicealerted.”

    "That’siing.”

    Finallytheycametothestdoorwithrowsofsafesstackeduptotheceiling．Mr．KaffeeopenedohhispsticcardandDimitrisawstackedbeforehim，rowsuponrowsofcash．Mr.Fingerwasalreadytherebeforethem，eyesblurredwithdrink，climbingthemountainsofcashwithunsteadyfeet，whoopingandughing，pletelybefuddled．Sudderipped,fellftonhisfadythereinadruupor．Dimitri’seyeswidenedinastonishmentashehadneverseensomueyinhislife．

    "Takewhateveryouwish,YourMajesty.”Dimitritookastadputitinhispocket．"Takesomemore,YourMajesty.”

    "No,Ithinkthat’llbeenoughforthepresent.”AsMr．Kaffeewasclosingthedoor，Dimitrisuddenlythoughtofsomethingandasked，

    "Bytheway，Mr．Kaffee，IhaveohesecardsmadesoIwon’thavetobotheryoueverytimeIneedsomething?"

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    "Ofcourse,YourMajesty．Allthisisyours．YouhavethismastercardandIwillhaveanotheronemade．Thereisaphonehebackofthiscard．YoumaycallmeatanyhourofthedayhtandIwillwaysbeavaible.”

    "Thankyou.”

    "Justohing,yourMajesty．Pleasenotifyusofthesumsyoutakeforbook-keepingpurposes.”

    "Ofcourse.”

    "YourMajesty,howdoIgettdomofDreams?"Ileenasked．

    "Don’tworry．JustgotosleeptonightandyouwillinmyKingdom.”

    Ileensaidnothing,halfbelieving,halfdoubting;butshereallyhadnochoiceexcepttodowhatshewastold．ThatwashowIleeheKingdomofDreams．

    OnleavingthegrandiosestructureofWorldBank，Dimitriseemedtobestrollingalongalohedesoteseclusionofhisdreamnd，pletelyobliviousofthedinandbustleofthesurroundingtraffic．Hecouldhardlybelievewhathadjusthappened．butthestackofcashhecouldfeelintheinsidepocketofhisjacketaiccardathisfiipsprovedhewasn’tdreaming．However,dreamorreality，thingsinthisworldwereoftendeceiving：whatseemedfalsemaybetrueandwhatseemedtruemaybefalse．heless,hewasrelievedthatwithmoneyinhispocket，hecouldnowfulfillhispromisetoRichard．leasedhimmostwastheadditioanotherbeautytohisKingdom,onewhowasnotoifulbutafinancialwizardaswell．Shewouldbeagreathelptohimandcouldrelievehimoftheencumbersomeadministrativeburdensofrunninghishugefinancialempire．Butonsedthought,couldhebesureoftherealityofwhathadjusthappened?Dimitrishrugged．Hewouldknowthetruthtonightinhisdreams．Heshookhisheadfromsidetosidetoclearhisthoughtsandwokehimselfupfromhismusings．

    Raisinghishead，helookedattheclothegraceful，aowerbuildingandsawitwas12.05p.m.Itdidn’tkeepveryaccuratetime,butDimitrididn’tmind,asheonlywantedaroughestimateofthetimeofday．Hethoughttohimself，

    "Thatustbeoverahundredyearsold,mucholderthanIam!ButIdon’treallyknowhowoldIam．Fifty,probably．Halfaturyisalongtime．WhatdidIdowithit?

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    Ab,sleepahat’sallIdidalltheseyears,dayafterday．Ifyouwanttoaddaem,itwouldbeexc