Book2:KigdomIteDreams

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    Whenthere’snoknowinghowthingswillturnout,thewaitingwasatorment.Butatthistimetherewasnootherrecourse.DimitriacceptedMegginn’sadvidtriedtokeepcalmandposed,butinhisheartastormofthoughtsemergedoeranotheranditwashardforhimtokeephisequilibrium.Hethought,

    “Inone’slifetimetherearesuretobecrisisandcamitiesofdifferentdegreesofseverity.Whenoneesalong,itmustbedealtwithandovere.Iftherewereneverah-takingmomentsinone’slife,lifewouldbedulndft.Inmylifetherehadbeensomehair-raisingoccasions,butluckilyIhavealwayseoutsafelyandsmoothedthingsover.ThisbusinesswithRomiisnotanemergencyofthefirstcaliber.Itisbutasmalltwistitome,ablindman,itisadifficultproblemtosolve.Yes,thisisonlyasmallturn.Therearesuretobestillgreaterandgravercatastrophesiurewaitingtobogmedown.Whereandwhenwilltheyhappen?WillitbeinmyKingdomofDreamsorinthismundaneworld?Thatisanunanswerablequestion.Itislikelivinginasituationwhereoknowwhethertheoutewillbegoodorevil.Insuchadition,onelywait.Waitingisakindoftorture.Butsuchislife.Inthisuniverse,istheresuchapcewhereonebetranquindhappy?Ionlywanttobeagardenercarefullytendingmylovelyflowers.AllthebeautiesinmyKingdomarelikeluxuriantlybloomingflowersinparadise.”MegginnseemedintuitivelyawareofDimitri’siruggle.

    “Don’tbmeyourselftoomuch,Dimitri.”Shesaid.“Beingblindisnotyourfault.Itisheaven’swill.Everyonearoundyoubeyoureyes.Becauseyouare,wewillfollowyouforever.”DimitriuoodthiswasonlyMegginntryingtoforthihetrary,theburdeheavierthanever.

    Amaliawasinadeepsleep,snregurly.The