Book1:TeDream-Maker (第90/166页)

ellowedandmrantastimegoeson．Everydayisapagetoremember,asfvorfusapoemirospect．Mylifeisdividedintotwosegments．pariwo，mypreferenceisbeingavagabondonthismuhtobeingakinginmydreammylifedriftonthusuntiltheendofitsnaturalyears．

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    Yoko

    Dimitriwalkedamolingcrowdlikeafishswimmingleisurelyier．Lookingatthehurryingcrowds，hethoughtdetachedly，

    "Minutebyminute,hourbyhour,thesepeoplehurrytowork,eat,sleepandmakelove．Alwaysinhaste,alwaysonthemake．Superficially,theyseemtobemakingfulluseoftheirfleshbody;buttheydonotrealizethefullvalueofthismiraculousgift．Dotheyhaveaoretreattowhentheymeetadversityormisfortune?Orisitjustavoidofemptihehustleandbustleofthecrowdsuddenlyseemedtointensifyuntilitwasadeafeningcrashofthuhemulticoloredandevergingneonlightsfshedlikelightening．Dimitriwasfrightehisbabelieandstoodtherefbbergasted．Fromtheerofthestreet，atimidvoiceronouncedatwasasking．

    "Areyoufoolin’around?D’yawonnadate?"DimitriturnedandsawanAsiangirlinayellowblouseandsoiled,white,pleatedskirt,shylyanddiffidentlyapproaghim．Herblushingcheeksanddowncasteyesobviouslyindicatedhertobeagreenhooker．ingtowardsthemwasafierce-lookingbullyofaman．Thoughhewasdressedinasuitahetiecertainlywasnotsuffitreintocheckhisbeastlynature．Catghisdesigningandtrivinggazeashelookedatthegirl,Dimitrikhatifherefused,thatmanwouldtakeherawayanditwouldbelikeambtoalion．Sohesaid，

    "...yes．Whatisyourname?"

    "Yoko.”Thegirlcameforwardandtookhisarm,andtheywalkedaway．Attheerofthestreet,Dimitrisuddenlylurchedforward,trippedbythecurb,buthedidnotfall．

    "Areyouallright?"askedYokoanxiously．Dimitristeadiedhimselfandfoundhewassurroundedbydarkness．Hisheadwhirledaallyhishearttractedinpainandanguish．Hisonlythoughtwastogetbacktohishedipidatedhut,tobealohhisgriefandhaveagoodcry．Buthereoreet,hemustmaintainhispoiseanddignity．Yokowavedherhandsinfrontofhisfadasked，

    "pened?AreyouOK?"

    "Ihavelostmysight．Iotsee.”

    "I’lltakeyouhome.”Thegood-heartedgirlwasfullofsympathy．

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    "Thankyou．WouldyoupleaseseeifthereareanylongstickorpolelyingaroundthatIuseforae?"

    Astheywalkedon,Yokokepthereyespeeledandsuddenlygaveatriumphantcryasshecaughtsightofalongpoleinapileofdebris．Sherushedotitforhim．Itwasabitlong，butserviceable．Holdiick，Dimitritappedhiswayforwardaskinghimself，

    "IsthishowIamgoingtospeofmylife?Iamlikeacrippledbirdthatolongerfly,likethedimsunthatfallsintoadeepabyssoriseagain.”Butamidsthisdespairandpaiainedhissensitivity．Hefeltwarmhandssupphimauralfragranaiden’sbodyreachedhisnostrils,bringinghimfortaement.

    “ImustkeepcalmuntilIgetbayhutandliedowtellinghimself．Soontheyleftthenoiseandcrowdsbehindandturoanarrowalley．

    "Hereweare．Iyself．Thankyouverymuch.”

    "Areyousureyoudon’twaakeyoutoyourdoor?"

    "No,thankyouYoko．Youhavedoeenoughbygoingoutofyourwaytmehome．Butbeforeyouleave,willyoutakeapieceofadvie?"

    "Ofcourse.”

    "Youareaverylovelyyounggirl．Thefemalebodyisbeautifundsacredandyouareluckytohaveanexquisiteone．Doformoney．Don’tdesecrateyourselfbyallowinganystrangemaop