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wretchedandmiserableendyouhaveeto!Ha,ha.” 5 “Isthatyou,Mr.Finger?”answeredDimitri,acordialsmileonhisface.“Veryhappytoseeyouagain.IsyourbrideViowithyou?” “OfcourseIamhere”interruptedafemalevoicebeforeheevenfinishedspeaking.“Didn’tyousay‘aneyeforaneyeandatoothforatooth’?SoofcourseIamhere.”DimitrikhatmustbeVio.Hekepthisposureandhissmileandsaid, “Good.Good.That’swhatIsaidandIwillkeepmyword.PleaseputeverythingoableandtellmeinpinwordswhatyouhaveagainstmeandwhereIhavewrongedyou.IfIwasinthewrongIwilltakefullresponsibilityformyas.” “That’sgreat.Youarearealman”answeredVio.Outoftheblue,abrilliantfshofgoldappearedbeforetheireyesandthemagnifitpuregoldpacematerializedonthesquare.Dimitriwasshockedthathissenseofsighthadmiraculouslyrecovered.ActuallythiswasnotatallstrawasalltheworkofImaginationaivity,histwoloyalservants,whohadetohissideunseen.Viowalkedupthestepstothesolidgoldthroneandsatdown.Dimitrisaearingatiaraectacurrubyrgeasaneggmountedinfront.Alrounditwasanarrayofpricelessjewelsofallr.Fingerhadtransformedhimselftotheshapeofanormalmanandwasrespectfullyattendingtoher.ViomadeasignwithherhandandMr.Fiodowntohearherwhisperedinstrus.Dimitrikhatitwastimeforrealface-to-facebattle.Heremainedcalmlysquattingonthegroundscoopingsomemoreofthedogfoodinhisbowlwithhisfingersintohismouth.Beforehehadtimetochewedproperlyandswallowdownhisfood,Mr.Fingersaidloudlyinanarrogantvoice, “Dimitri!Thoughyouhavebeenothingbutapitifulbeggareatingdogfood,ouresteemedQueenVihefactthatyouusedto