"Mrs.Kaffee?"DimitrisuddenlyassociatedthewomanwhomadetroubleforhimatthegasstationwithMrs.Kaffee,Marianna’spresenter."IsherfirstnameIleen?IsherhusbandpresidentofWorldBank?"

        "Howdidyouknow?"sheansweredsurprised.Dimitrisatuponthebedandsaidurgently,

        "Whenyouseeher,tellhertoruhesedaystherewillbedrastigesinherhousehold.”

        "HowItellherthat?Youhavenoprooforevidenceexceptforyourintuition.”

        "Tellherthatanyway”insistedDimitristubbornly.

        "Allright,allright,Iwill."shesaidreassuringly.SheknewDimitrioftenfusedhisdreamswithreality,butshewasedabouttheunusualexpressiononhisface.Shewaokeephimhome,outofharm’sway,insteadofwanderingaboutinhiscurrentstateofmind,soshesaidtohim,

        "Dimitri,wouldyoudomeafavorandworkintheyardtoday?The1awnneedsmowingareeshavetobeprunedandtrimmed.Iknowyoulovegardening,sowouldyoustayhometodayanddoitforme?"

        "OfcourseIwill,Marianna.Ihavenothingtodoanyway.”Mariannaheldupthescarfshehadfihaflourishandsaid,

        "Do!Getup,zybone,andseehowyoulikethenewscarfImadeforyou.”Goingtothecloset,shetookoutaburgundyredwoolensuitsuitableforwinterwearaoge.Herfigurewasfullbutbeautiful.Dimitrilookedatherandthought,

        "Iwillferohetitleof“QueenofmyKingdomofDreams”.Herfigureisontheplumpsideandsheisnolongeryoungasmyotherbeautiesare,buthermannersandbearingaredignifiedandimpressive.She’dmakeaperfectroyalspouseforme,myequandnotmysubordinate.Unfortunately,sheismarried.Butsowhat?It’sonlymyfantasy.Shealwaysbethequeenofmydreams”.Seeinghimstaringathersoily,Mariaembarrassed.Sheblushedandsaid,

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