Book3:WereMyDreamIs

ank.Wearenowformallypenniless,withoutanyresourcesatall.”

    “Well”sighedDwarfMickey,“itseemsthatthejobofgatheringthenecessarycapitallyfallonme.Iwillhavetosacrificepartoftheremainingyearsofmylifeinexgeforit,butIhavealreadylivedpasttheturymarksoit’snobigdeal.Imyselfdon’tevenknowhowmanyyearsIgiveupforthisdeal.”

    “Oh,no,no”criedDornahastily.“Letmegiveuppartoftheremainingyearsofmylifeinstead.Iamyoungandaffordtodoso.IfeelthatIamrgelytobmeforcausialcolpseofKingDimitri’sfinancialempire.IfIdidnotfallforMr.Firick,theoutewouldnothavebeensoserious.Pleaseallowmetosacrificepartofmylifeinsteadofyou.Please,please.”

    “Don’tfetthatonlyIamthegodofwealthandonlyIexgepartofmylifefeamountofmoney”saidDwarfMickey,pattingDornalovinglyontheshoulder.“That’snotintergeableotiable.”Theroomturnedsilentwitheveryone’sheartfullofworryandsadhehithertoquietandreservedYokosuddenlybrokehersilence.

    “Mr.Mickey”saidshe,“haveyottenthatoneintoourbakeryaiedargebagofagoldsontotheter.Icollectedthemtogetherandputthemintoasafeinourbaheyhaveremainedallthistime.Ibelievetheyareextremelyvaluableahmuchmorethantheirfacevalue.Eaeofthemisavaluablewitnessofthehistoricaldevelopmentofthehumaheyrepresentahistoryandtherefreathistoricalsignifice.Doyouthinktheseswillbeofhelptousuhepresentcircumstances?”Onhearingherwords,DwarfMickeyughedhappily.Hecppedhisforehead,saying,

    “IamreallygettingoldandhavefottentheseswhichIhadgatheredtogetherexpresslyforthepurposeofhelpingDimitristageaeback.Mypremonitionshadbeencorrect.Dimitri