Book1:TeDream-Maker
uteher. "Thankyou,”shesaidasshesatdown."Wherewereyou?Ithoughtyouwereboredandslippedaway!" "Ohno!Iwouldhattoyou.Ijustwenttothemen’sroom.” "I’msorrytohaveleftyoutoyourowndevicesallnight.Oh,myfeetarekillingme!"shemoaned."Highheelsarereallyapgue,especiallywhendang.I’dgiveanythingtotakeoffmyshoes,soakthesepoorfeetinwarmwaterandgivethemagoodmassage.Butitwasfoodcauseandmyborwillbearfruit,becauseI’vebeenlobbyinghardandtheyallpromisedtodonate.” 14 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