Book1:TeDream-Maker

    "Thankyelbart，I’lldoasyousay.”

    "Don’tcallmeDr．Gelbartanymore．JustcallmeElina．I’mdivorced.”Herexpressionwassadandsheseemedtobepletelydifferentfromthelively,happyandeffitcareerwomanDimitriusedtoknow．

    "I’msorrytohearthat．Ididn’tknow,”saidDimitriashetookhisleave．

    "Wouldyouliketostayforawhilelongersowetalk?"Dimitriwasagreeablysurprisedatthisinvitationandacceptedwithacrity."Makeyourselfathome,Dimitri．There’ssomewiheet．Helpyourself．I’llberightback”shesaidaforthebathroom．

    Elina’ssoft，tenderhandsseemedtohavemiraculoushealingpower,asDimitri’seyesnolongerhurtaftertheyhadbeentouchedbyher．Helookedaroundtheliving-room,leisurelyadmirieandskilloftheinteriordecorator.Eacharticletakenseparatelyinandordinary,butoncebroughttogetherproducedafasatingbinationthatgavetheroomauniqueair．Hiseyesfellonacrystalfruitbowlonthediningtable．Apineapplereedontheedgeofthebowloabunchoflusciouspurplegrapes,whiturnwasfles,onered,onegreen．Ierwereheapedabrilliantmixtureofcherriesandstrawberries．Somebananasyoherside,oneofwhichhadbeenstrippedandabitetakenoutofit,eeldanglinglimplyfromthesideofthecrystalbowl．Heheardthesoundofaflushingtoilet，followedbyrunningwaterihtub．SomehtheyearshehadknownElina,hehadassumedhertobesingleandwonderedwhatthematterwiththeeligiblebachelorsaroundtownwastoletabeautiful，attractivedoainsingleforsoloheyblind?SoitwasinceivabletoDimitrithatshewasmarried,letalonedivorced．

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    "Whatwasherhusbandlike?"hewondered．Suddenly,histhoughtsturheslender．refined-lookingmawheep