Book1:TeDream-Maker

    "Doyourememberyouratnumber?"

    "Noma’am.”

    "I’lltryaoutontheputer．Whatisyournamesir?"

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    "DimitriJa．"Afterchegagainandagainattheterminal,sheturohimandsaid,"I’msorrysirbutIotfindyournameanywhere．Whendidyouopenyourat?"Dimitrifelthotunderhiscolrandhisstutterbecamemorepronounhisayandembarrassment．

    "Well，Ireallyhemoney．MyfriendisillinthehospitandIpromisedtogethimthemoopayhisbills．Yousee,IgaveRichardmyword．Imusthavethemoney．IsweartoGodit’sforsomeoneelse,notformyself..."

    "I’msorrybutIotgiveyoumoneyifyoudon’thaveanatwithus.”

    "ButImusthaveit!"criedDimitri．Fromtheerofhiseyehecouldseethesecurityguardandtwoothers,whostoodattheotherendoftheroomstartingtocloseinonhim．Atthiscritient,abrightideafshedinhismind．Hecollectedhimselfandcalmeddown,sayingsolemnly，

    "Iwanttoseeyourpresident，Mr．OliverKaffee.”Theylookedathimopen-mouthedasiftheycouldn’tbelievetheirears．

    "You?YouwanttoseeMr．Kaffee?"Justthen,Mr．Kaffee’ssecretarysteppedintothehall．Sheworkedonaflexiblescheduleandcameaasshepleased．TheclerkandthesecurityguardexgedgndthettermovedovertoIleen，ferredwithherinaoneforamomentawowalkedovertothedesk．Dimitrifoundhimselffagafashionablydressedyoungwoman,whosepeinggncelookedhimupanddown，causinghimtolosehisposure．Asweetvoiceasked，

    "AreyouDimitriJa?"

    "Yes．"

    "ewithme，please.”Dimitrifollowedherintotheelevatorinadaze,hardlyabletobelievehisluckthatthingswereresolvedsoeasily．Thefactwas,IleenrememberedherbosstellingherifeveramancalledDimitriJashouldpre