Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第42/327页)

byspreadingrumorsthatrockedthefoundationsofWorldBank.Itwasasiftheywishedtouprootalltraitri’spowerahfromthefaceoftheearth.TodayIwasinWashingtonD.aliziransferofWorldBank.Wearenowformallypenniless,withoutanyresourcesatall.”

    “Well”sighedDwarfMickey,“itseemsthatthejobofgatheringthenecessarycapitallyfallonme.Iwillhavetosacrificepartoftheremainingyearsofmylifeinexgeforit,butIhavealreadylivedpasttheturymarksoit’snobigdeal.Imyselfdon’tevenknowhowmanyyearsIgiveupforthisdeal.”

    “Oh,no,no”criedDornahastily.“Letmegiveuppartoftheremainingyearsofmylifeinstead.Iamyoungandaffordtodoso.IfeelthatIamrgelytobmeforcausialcolpseofKingDimitri’sfinancialempire.IfIdidnotfallforMr.Firick,theoutewouldnothavebeensoserious.Pleaseallowmetosacrificepartofmylifeinsteadofyou.Please,please.”

    “Don’tfetthatonlyIamthegodofwealthandonlyIexgepartofmylifefeamountofmoney”saidDwarfMickey,pattingDornalovinglyontheshoulder.“That’snotintergeableotiable.”Theroomturnedsilentwitheveryone’sheartfullofworryandsadhehithertoquietandreservedYokosuddenlybrokehersilence.

    “Mr.Mickey”saidshe,“haveyottenthatoneintoourbakeryaiedargebagofagoldsontotheter.Icollectedthemtogetherandputthemintoasafeinourbaheyhaveremainedallthistime.Ibelievetheyareextremelyvaluableahmuchmorethantheirfacevalue.Eaeofthemisavaluablewitnessofthehistoricaldevelopmentofthehumaheyrepresentahistoryandtherefreathistoricalsignifice.Doyouthinktheseswillbeofhelptousuhepresentcircumstances?”Onhearingherwords,DwarfMickeyughedhappily.Hecppedhisforehead,saying,

    “IamreallygettingoldandhavefottentheseswhichIhadgatheredtogetherexpresslyforthepurposeofhelpingDimitristageaeback.Mypremonitionshadbeencorrect.Dimitribeganwithnothingandthenhadeverything.Later,hewentfromhavihingbacktohavingnothing.Nowwearebeginningagainfromnothing,rebuildingDimitri’shugefinancialempiresopeoplewouldrubtheireyesandseeusinanewlight.OnlythenwouldyouappreciatethewonderfulpowersofDwarfMickey!Notonlythat,Iwouldmakeuseofthisopportunitytocatchthatthiefwhostolemytreasureonehundredyearsagoaallbackagain.”Hiswreatlyboostedeveryone’smoraleandanatmosphereofexultationpermeatedtheroom.Richardtookoutsomewinegssesandpreparedtopourliquorforeveryone.

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    “That’stforus,”objectedSheiandMary.“We’tdrinkthat!”

    “Whydon’twebreakoutsomechampagne”suggestedSamantha.Everyoneagreed.

    Pop!Pop!Pop!wentthechampagles.TheyallraisedtheirgssesandgratutedeachotherinhighspiritsbecausethechipsforresurregDimitri’sfinancialempireseemedtobefallinginpce.Sooneveryonewasfeelingthewarmandfuzzyeffectsofthechampagne.

    “Howarewetogetheseagoldsintocapital?”askedYoko.

    “Noproblem”saidMr.Kaffee.“Iamacollectorofantiquesandknowquiteafewveryreputableoisseursofas.Itakeourstothemforappraisandhavethemwriteandsignanendorsement.Thenwewillholdanautogetthemaximumprofit.”

    “Goodidea!”“Goodidea!”agreedeveryoheycppedenthusiastically.

    “Whatwillbetheepafterwehaveraisedenoughfunds?”askedMegginn.

    “Don’tfetme.Don’tfetme!”interruptedtheimpatientDorna.“Iwanttoatoneformymisduct