Book1:TeDream-Maker

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    "Thankyou,”shesaidasshesatdown．"Wherewereyou?Ithoughtyouwereboredandslippedaway!"

    "Ohno!Iwouldhattoyou．Ijustwenttothemen’sroom.”

    "I’msorrytohaveleftyoutoyourowndevicesallnight．Oh,myfeetarekillingme!"shemoaned．"Highheelsarereallyapgue,especiallywhendang．I’dgiveanythingtotakeoffmyshoes,soakthesepoorfeetinwarmwaterandgivethemagoodmassage．Butitwasfoodcauseandmyborwillbearfruit,becauseI’vebeenlobbyinghardandtheyallpromisedtodonate.”

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    Atanearbytabletheyoungwoman，el，keptgngatthemuzzledexpression;asifshetoo,wassearghermemoryforhisfamiliarfigure,tryingtorecollectwheretheyhadmetbefore．Oform,thevicepresidentwasdrummingupdonations．Theamountbecamergerandrger，asifthedonors，unwillingtobeoutdoherswerepetingtoprovetheirwealthandstatus．Dimitrisatthere,aloofandquiet，anoutsider,untouchedbythenoisy,excitedenthusiasm.Suddenlyitdawnedonhimthatshewasthespirituaifulnunhehadmetatdaybreakoreetduringhiswanderings．Itwasshewhoedhiswoundedhandsosoftlywithherhandkerchiefsothatthoughhiswoundedhandwastornandbleeding,hedidhepain．Whywasshedressedlikethatnow?hewondered．Hadshelefttheorders?Hethenrememberedthathehadcaughtaglimpseofherasshebathedinahpolikeapearlinthemidstoftalltreesandluxurianttropicalflowers,whenahugeivorousleaf,freshanddewy，curledupandenvelopedher．Hehadcriedoutandruntohelpher,buthadwokenupwithastartfromhisdream，therebylosingalltracesofherwhereabouts．Faingherhere!Hedidnotknowhowlonghehadsatthereimmersedinthoughtandreverie,butthewordsofthevicepresidentwokehimupt