Book1:TeDream-Maker

edtotalkandughsoloudlyinthisprivateoffice．Droppingontothethickcarpet,helookedupandwasdelightedtoseethtaofhim,longlegsencasedinexpensiveshoes．

    "Ah!WhatlucktohaveerotidromanticadventuresassoonasI!"Beingalecherousfellow,hewaoclimbupaleinintimatewarmthuheskirt．Butthefragranceofvintagewiicedhimmore,forinhisheartofhearts,winewasmoreimportantthanwomen．Sniffingandlookingaround,hecrossedoverthelegs，cametoDimitri’sfeetauggiicallyatthecuffsofhistrousers．Dimitrilookeddownandwasdelightedtoseehisoldfriendagaidownandsaid，

    "Howareyoudoing,Mr.Finger?leasuretoseeyouagain.”

    "I’mok．Whataboutsharingsomeofthewihme?"

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    "Noproblem,”chuckledDimitri,whoknewhislittlefriendwasanalcoholic．Heputhimintothepalmofhishandahimoopofthetableothegss．"Butyou’resosmall!Howareyougoingtodrink?"

    "Justputmeinsideyss．How’sthat?"Dimitriobliginglydroppedhimintohisgsswherethewinecameuptohiswaist．Mr.Fingercuppedhishandsandbegandrinkinggreedilyuntilhewasfullysatisfied．Thenheyfloatingonthewineasifhewereinabathtub．

    "Soyou’renotdeadyet,mygoodfriend!"

    "Ofcoursenot．HowelsecouldIbetalkingtoyou?"

    "Well"saidMr．Fingerlighisfingers，"sinceyou’restillive，you’dbetterdrinkasmuchofthisossible,becauseyouwon’tbeabletodosoafteryoudie.”Dimitriwastakenabackbythisdismalprophesy．

    "Whatdoyoumean?"

    "Abouthalfanho,themasterofthisoffice,Mr．Kaffee,wassecretlypnningwithhislieutenantstodisposeofyou．Hewaoputyouaway.”Mr．Fingerlookedtipsilyatthefacesaroundhimandsaid，"Mr．Kaffeewillbegettingmorethanhe