Book1:TeDream-Maker
beennonewsofhimandthehallhadbeenloy. Inthedeepofthenight,thewarmgoldensuncastagoldenlightontheground,whichmadeSamanthafeesthoughshewaswalkingonherrunwayunderagoldenspotlight.Butno!Thetworowsofhousesfnkingeachsideofthequietstreettoldheritwasnotso.Shehadonayellowcorduroydress,caughtbyathingoldeherslimwaist.Shedidnotwearherbra.Thepartofheroutfitsheroudestofwastheglitteringstogswithasilkensheenwhichshefastehgarters.Shehatedpantyhose.Theexquisitecligh-heeledshoesonthesidewalkcouldbeheardegoilndsilentstreets.Whywasshewalkingalomidnightunderagoldensun?Shedidnotknow,andnooneelsekher.Soonshecametoanightclub,wherebusinesswassck,withonlythreeorfourpatronsscatteredabouttheroom.Thebar-tenderwastalkinganimatedlytoapatronaboutanactthathappehatafternoon,whenaebrokeandcrushedsomepassersbytodeath.Acigarettegirlwalkedaroundtheroomcalling,"Cigar!Cigarette!"andthendisappeared.Althoughtheroomwasalmostempty,theeainerwassoimmersedinhisownfeelingsthathehadlittleregardforexternalcircumstances.Hewassingingandpyingtheeleicansimultaneously.Hesippedfromthegssofwihetopofhisinstrumentfromtimetotimeandexpressedhimselfvigorously,givingawonderfulperformance.Hewasabckmusi,sohismusichadatingeofmencholyliketheBlues.Theoppedpyingandgulpeddowntheremnantsofthewine.Hismoodsuddenlyged.HismusicbecamevibrantasaburningfmeandSamanthacouldseetearsshimmeringinhiseyes.Sherealizeditwasthecreativepowerofartandthoughtsexwithsuchasensitivemanwouldbeanovelexperiendeed. ThecigarettegirlDorna,stoodbytheerwindowgazingily