Book1:TeDream-Maker (第119/166页)

wasgiven，butIleewasfromMr．Kaffee．Herbrowsknittediion,aough,ambitiouserwhowahewholeofKingDimitri’sriches!ShehadbettereupntouseMr．Kaffee’shandstokillKingDimitriandthendisposeofMr．Kaffeeter．IleenwastryingtofigureoutwhyDimitriwouldwanttogotoWorldBankandwithwhatotherpeople，whenaheinouspomind．Whynotmakeuseofthisopportunitytogetridofhim?Overjoyedatceivingthisingeniousplot，shetookoverafaxsheetandwroteswiftlywithationwhatever，

    1．MakegooduseofthisGodsentopportunityandkilll．Leavenolooseends．

    2．WilldivideKingDimitri’sentireassetswithyou．

    Shefaxeditbackwithnonamegiven．Shewalkedovertothewindorayed，

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    "OhGod!Ifyoudoexist,pleasehelpme!Myasareimmorandaresuretobepuerbyyou，butIhavenootherchoice．IknowIamwrong，butthere’snback．Ihavetoghwithittotheend．Tonight,pleaseletthekingdomagainbecoveredwithfogsothatIact．OhGod,ifyoudo，fivemypresentfoolishness．Letbloodahwashawaymywickedas!"

    Ohyes!whywouldDimitriwanttosneakintotheWorldBank?Whowerehispanionsandforurpose?Thestorywasthis：Thatafternoon,thefivefriefrandcelebration,butas,totheirsternation,Richardhadlosteverypennyhehadandtheycouldnotaffordtodoso．Thegroupofpennilessvagaboreatedtothecampsitebytheke,litabzingfireandsatgloomilyaroundit．Asthefirebzed，dimmedandthenbzedagain，theirshadowsflickered，movedandmergedintoawhole．AttheterwastheglowingfireintowhichRichardthrewinhisspecialty-“Beggar’sChi”-whichhereparingonebyone．Hehadstolenthechifromtheneighbfarms，foroutofymanwoulddoanythingiosurvive．Bythesideofthefire,someeseShao-shingwinewasbeied,forthisparticurbrandwasatitsbestwhentakenwarm．Everyonewassilent．Richard’sbadluckatthetablesaffectedthemall,aswithitwentalltheirhopes．Richardhimself,however,assumedanontattitude,aupalivelychatterashepreparedhischi．

    "WhenIcametoAmerica,IbroughtwithmeamilliondolrsinU.S.currency，hopingtosettledownanddosomebusiness．ButasIwaslookingaroundtoseewhichfieldIshouldiin,Ihappeogototheoonedayandtrymyluck．Iwournedandwonagain．Ithoughtthatwasasgoodawaytoimymoneyasanyother，soIbegantoplungeinwithavengeanedaysIwaslucky,butothersIlostheavilyandbeforeIk，mymilliondolrswasallgone；andIbecamethepennilessguyyouseenowbeforeyou．Suchislife!"Meanwhilehewasingouttheiihechi，leavihersintact．Hestartedtospriheinsideofachiwithwineandsaltandthencoateditwithwetmudfromthebanksoftheke．Hethrewthemud-coatedchiintothefireandworkedonanotherone．Whenhehadfihthestone，hesmiledandsaid，"That，myfriends，isthefamous“Beggar’sChi”iedbypeoplelikeusoutofy．It’seasytoprepareaastytoo，asyoushalljudgeforyourselfsoon.”

    Theairgraduallyfilledwiththeappetizingfragranceofwarmwine,andthecookingofchiwhichwhettedtheirappetites．Ifthetreescouldfeelhuheytoowouldbedroolinginenvy．Richardpriedoutthefirstthhlybakedchi,whichwashardasarodcrackeditopenbythrowingitontheground．Thefeatherscameoffwiththedrymud,revealingthejuicywhitemeatwithin．Richardtorethefullycookedchiintofivergeportions,handioeachofhisfriends．Jamazdevouredhisportionravenously，teariwithhissharpwhiteteeth．Dimitriatewithrelishawogentlersexesretaiheirtablemanners,eatin