Book1:TeDream-Maker

hhelping．"What’syourname?"

    "RichardChao.”

    "eheretomorrowintheeveningandImayhavesomemoneyforyou.”

    "Really?Youwill?"

    "I’lldomybest.”

    "Ok．I’llbeheretomorrowevening．Thankyousomuch”saidRichardahenarrowalleyresumeditsaryserenity．

    Thecold,refreshingraysofthecrystalclearmoonshohroughtheopeningoftheshelterontoDimitri’sold,patched-upbedding,buttohim,histhreadbarewasmorefortablethanMrs.Love’ssoftluxuriousbed．Hestretchedandrexed,pletelyatease,andsighed，

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    "Ah!There’snopcelikehome!IfIamtoyeyesanddienow，Iwouldfeelperfectlyfortable.”Butthen,thewoundonhischeekandthevariousdogbitesbegansmartingagain.Dimitrithoughtsadlythatthefleshbodycouldgivepainaswelspleasure．Hereflectedonhisbriefboutofblindnessandhisheartwasfilledrehensionandtrepidation．Buthefortedhimselfwiththethoughtthatthefleshbodywasonlyatrapossessionthatwillturnbacktodustonedayfromwhecame．Blindnessmightbeagreatloss,butanimpairedbodywasstillserviceableandhewouldjusthavetooveretheinveniendmakedowithwhathehad，forwithoutit，hewouldnotbeabletoappreciateandenjoyhisamusingandadventurouslifeinthisuniverse．Thinkingso，Dimitri’smimoreatease．Thepainwouldsubsideinadayortwo,hethought,andhewouldbeasgoodasnew．ewhatmay，hewoulddealwithitwheimecame.Hewasdriftingoffdrowsilytosleepwhehoughtofthehappeningsoftheday．WasYokosafe?Didshetakehisadvidgohome?HehadpromisedRichardChaothathewouldtakeaz’shospitalbills．Wherewashetogetholdofsuexorbitantsumofmoney?Accostedbytheseproblems,alltracesofdrowsinessfledandDimitritossedan