Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第52/327页)

weditinhismouthandthenswallowedthesweet,soothing,icyslush.Maureenquicklyuoodanddidthesame.Someicefellontheground,buthepaiditnoheedanddidolickitfromthegrouherdidhesmelroundtelephonepolesorbushes,thusprovinghewasawell-mannereddog.Themanaookalteresofthepopsidsoonpolisheditoff.Acrossthestreetsomeyoungschoolboysjustletoutofschool,wereughing,talkingandhorsepying.Maureenbarkedatthem.Uandingthatthelittleeheboysandwouldliketogotoschooltoo,Dimitritookhiminhisarmssaying,

    “Ifyouwerealittleboy,youwouldbethemostloveableandcleverlittlestudent.Butyouarenot.Let’shopethatinyourinationyoucouldhaveahumanform.”Sayingso,hestoodupawoofthemtiheirway,lookingfortheirtarget.

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    DimitriandMaureenwasjustwalkingalong,whentheyheardahighandoldsoundingvoicecallouttothem,

    “Well,well,hereyouareDimitri!Wehaveallbeenbustingourassesdayandnightforyou.Andhereyouareserenelywalkingy!”DimitriathevoiceasbelongingtoDwarfMickey,andcalledouthappily,

    “IsthatyouMr.Mickey?It’sgreattomeetyouhere.Howhaveyoubeendoing?”MaureenbarkedandcameinghisshortstemofatailtositbeforeDwarfMickey.Heofferedtheolddwarfhisrightpawiing.DwarfMickeyshookhispawaakinghimintohisarmskissedandpattedhimsaying,

    “Whatacleverlittledog!Whatanintelligentlittleone!”HethenstooduptotalktoDimitriabouttherethappenings,howtheyweregatheringcapitaltobuyaocks,bondsandotherodities,howtheywerebuyingbacktheenterprisesthatusedtobelongtoDimitrietc.

    “Youractivitiesandendeavorsshouldnotbeformealoalsoodofthepeopleofthewholeworld.Itshouldbeusedtopropuptheslidingglobaleyandfortherestorationofglobaleicorder…It’sapityIamnotthePresident,orIwouldnominateyouasmyTreasurySecretary.Onlyyourextraordinarybrainpowercoulddealwiththepresentcrisisaothetaskoftakingcareoffihewholetry.”DwarfMickeyughedloudlysaying,

    “IfyouwerethePresident,IwouldreendMedusatoyouasyourMinisterofDefense.Onlyshecouldstopthewarandterroristactivitiesaroundtheworldandbringaboutworldpealyshehasthatpowerandability,right?”Thetwoofthemlookedateachotherandughedboisterously,tilltheyalmostdoubledover.Maureen,affectedbytheirhappymood,ranaroundthemincircles.ThenDwarfMickeyturoDimitriandasked,“DoyouknowthatMr.Fingerhasdisappeared?”

    “Inotonlyknowthat”repliedDimitri,hisfaceturningserious.“Iknowheisbackhereohandhasbroughthisso-calledwifeViowithhim.TheirmissionistoseekrevengeagaiIdidnotthinktheywouldesofast…ThetimediffereweenourworldandthatoftheKingdomofDreamsissohugethatitisimpossibletofathom.Butwehavenotimeforthatnow,sowe’llleavethattothelearronomers.Myimmediategoalistofindthosetwolittlepeopleandtalktothem.Imustuhedeadknotthatisbetweenus.”

    “Doyouwaelltheothersaboutyourreturn?”

    “YoutellRichard,Jamaz,Big-OandMr.Kaffee”saidDimitriafterapause.“Butdohebeautiesknowaboutityet.”Atthatmoment,Maureensuddeaedyapandstraihisleachtryingtorushforward.Hissensitivenosehadcaughtthestofthesdrelwhoattackedhismistressandwasiogethim.

    WhenCyclops’twofeettouchedtheground,ititchdarkalroundthathecouldseenothing.Helookedupattheskies,buttheywereinkywithnomoonorstar