Book1:TeDream-Maker

heother．Letmetakeyoutosomewhereveryiing．"

    "OK．Itrustyouolddog．I’llgoanywherewithyou.”shesaidwithanaivesmile．

    "Closeyoureyesthen.”

    Suddenlythesleepinggirlonthegem-studdedthroossedrestlesslyshouting，

    "Run,olddog,run!Orthey’llgetusboth!"Theringingughterofthefivenakedwomensittingbeforeher,resouhehall.Itseemedtobethemostbeautifulsoundintheworld．

    "Let’swakeherup”saidAisha“orshewon’tsleepatalltonight．She’llprowroundandwakeeverybodyup.”Theotherfourwomeovertothethroneandkissedherresoundinglyonherrosycheeks．Aishabroughtuptherear．Dornarubbedhereyessleepilyandmuttered，

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    "Theywereafterhim．YouwokemeupjustasIwasgoingtosavehimandbringhimbae．Oh,whydidyouhavetowakeme?"

    "Besensible，girl．KingDimitriisawonderfulmaakeself．Howcouldhebepursuedbybadmen?"saidAishatenderlyarrangingthegirl’sruffledhairwithherfingers．DornahadbeenphercarebyDimitriwhenhebroughthertotheKingdomofDreamsandAishahadanalmostmotherlyloveforthisunprincipledbutsoverylovablewaif．Dornawasnowagrownupgirl，andsinceshehadneverknownthewarmthofamother’slove，sheexuberatedunderAisha’scareandalwaysactedlikeachildbeforeher．Nowshepoutedlikeaspoiltchild，

    "It’sallyourfault．YouwokemebeforeIcouldsavehimandbringhimhome．Nowhe’sgoneagain!"

    "Timeforyourmathcss,Dorna．Whereareyourshoes?"

    "Idon’tliketowearshoes．Idon’tlikematheither!"

    "OK!We’llreadhistoryihen.”Sosaying，thetwoleftforthestudyandStephaus，AngelidSamantharetiredtotheirrooms．Thegreathallresumeditsmajesticsilence．

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