Book1:TeDream-Maker (第66/166页)

nddroveonabitbeforeitstopped．Dimitriheardthedooropenandhigh-heeledshoesclithepavement．Hewasabouttosituptoopenthedoorandleave,whentwofiguressilentlyopehedoorandslippednoiselesslyiheabsent-mindedandcarelessdriverneverdreamedtherewasastowawayonthebackseatoftheordidshenoticetwreedy,covetouseyes,wickedashungrywolves,peeringatherfromtheshadows．

    outofherdwalkedinthefrontdoor.Usedtobeingwaitedon,sheneverhadtobotheraboutparkinghercarorlogup,knowiherJamazorMarshawouldbetheretotakecareofit．Marshasatbehieeringwheel，hermindfullofwadsofgreenotes，stackedsohighitwaslikeasmallhill，anendlesssupplyofwealth，allhersforthetaking．Theonlythiodowastrolhegirlshehadnursedandbroughtupwouldbethesourceofunendih，enoughtosatisfyhereverywhim．Jamazsatrestlesslybesideher,likeahuntingdogrearingtogo．Oneideakeptcroppingupinhismindlikearepetitiousrecord"IKisstheGroundSheWalksOn"becausesheisalwayswithherlovelypussy．Whetherwalkingoreets,shoppinginthemalls,pyingtennis,shihroomorsleepinginherbed,sheisalwayswithherlovelypussy…Marshanudgedhimwithherelbow,

    "Notimefordreaming．Timetomoveon.”

    "WhatshallIdo?You’retheboss.”

    "Takethedder.Propitupagainstthewalndclimbontoherbedroomverandah．Onceyougetintotheroom,don’tyougoluggingatherrightaway．Gosoftlyinahebedroomdoor．Thenyougoanddoyourcushyjob．I’llbereadyoroidcameratocatchthetwoofyouina.”

    "Aren’tyouafraidhertehusband’sghostwillcurseandhauntyou?"

    "Evenifhedoes，theiobmustbedoheirheadswerefullofair，likeanoverfilledballoonthatwouldburstatthetouchofacigarettebutt,andtheywereinahalf-mad，half-hystericalstateofmind．Marshaparkedthethegarageawoofthemleft，eachwithamissiontofulfillinthemoonlight．

    Dimitriymotionlessonthebackseatafraidofbeingdiscovered,hisheadwhirlingwiththeeventsoftheadventurousnight．Thatcareless,absent-mindeddrivermustsomehowberetedtoElinaandIke，awospirators，whoslippedinterweretryingtoharmher.Hesatup．Therewasnotimetolose．Ifhewaohelpthatsweetyoungwomamhtawayasthosetwowerealreadyina．Themaniegtogetherthelongdderandthewomanwouldsoohebedroomdoor．Hiseyesfellouxedo,tophatandumbrelinthedagreatideastruckhim．Theyhadmentioheghostofhertehusband,sowhynotdressupasaghostandscarethemoffbeforecallingthepolice?Hequicklydohesuitandtophataooktheetithepurseonthebackseat．Hefirstpowderedhisfatoawhitemass,drewtwoscarletcirclesaroundhiseyestolookliketwobloodyholesandthenreddenedhisteethtoo,todepictthebloodymouthofavampire．Allthistime,Dimitriwaskeepingahemanandsawhimproptheddertothewall,climbupafewstepstotestitssteadinessandthengoaresumablytosultwithhisdyaplice．

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    Dimitridecidedtomakeuseofthisrareopportunity．Hegrabbedtheumbrel,sprangoutofthecar,quicklyclimbedupthedderontothethirdfloorverandahandthenslumpedintheshadowstoawaitdevelopments．Afterashortwhile,heheardtheddersqueakandgroaheweightofsomeoneclimbingup;andsoonthebckhairofthegardenercameintoview．Dimitristeppedoutoftheshadows，seeminglytoappearoutofnowhereandlookedatthedumbfoundedmanwithaile,hismake-upmorehideousandthreateninginthemoonlight,likeaghostfromHell．

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