Book3:WereMyDreamIs
Iremember”saidtheyounggirlhittingherforeheadwiththepalmofherhand.“Youarethedwarf;theysayyouarethegodofwealth!YourappearanceheremeansthereishopefDimitri’sKingdom.”DwarfMickeyughedloudly,happyandproudthathisexaltedidentitywasnowoutintheopen. “IthinkyournameisDorna,theyouofthetwenty-fourbeauties.AmIright?” “Yes,yht.IamDorna.Dornaisme”smiledthegirl.Seeiwoofthemhappilyengrossedintheirversation,Mr.Fingergrabbedholdofthisopportunitytoslipaway unnoticed.Bythetimetheyrealizedsomethingwasamiss,thelittlemanwaslonggoheylookedeverywhere,butafterjustthefewshortmihattheystoodversing,theycouldnolongerfindanytraaheywereafraidforhissafety,andwereembarrassedtoletKingDimitriknowoftheirckofsupervision. Thesungraduallysowardsthewest.Timewasslippingawayfastbysedsandminutes.DwarfMickeyandDorseargforMr.Fiheareaaroundthenarrowalleyandtheliquorstore.Theysearchedeverynookandy,lookedundereverymovablerodstocameupempty-hahelittlemanjustwasn’tthere.Theirspiritsgrewheavierandheavierwiththepassingoftime.LuckilyRichardandJamazcameupowoofthemoreets.TheyknewDornafrombeforeandsoneedednointrodu.OnlearningthatMr.Fingerhaddisappearedfornoapparentreasonandcouldnotbefound,theyweregreatlymystified.Thelittleman’slegsweresoshortthatitwasinceivableforhimtohavegonefar.Theydecidedtoextendtheareaoftheirsearchtothenearbystoresandapartmentsandtheydidsometiculously,tothegreatperplexityandsternationofthefewstoreowhere.Theapartmentsintheareaweremorenumerousandwereheavilysecuredwiththefrontdoorslockedatalltime