Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第67/327页)

.Soonnotesfromthepianofloateddownfromthewindowsoftheapartment.Dimitritookoutacigaretteandlighteditwhileheehesmoothandflowingmusic.Heseemedtoseewavesierreflectthebrightandluminousmoonlight.Ashelisterandented,he

    thoughtofhislifeintheKingdomofDreams.Hehadhiberherefortoolong.Nowthathehadreturhemundaneworldhefoundthatmuchhadgedduringhisabsenstrumentsfamiliartohimsuchastaperecorders,recordpyersandtypewritershadlongbeenobsoleteandrepcedbydigitalmaessuchastheputer.Hefeltasifhewasfromanotherturyandthatheasapersonwasabouttobeabolishedbythisnewage.Hedidnotknoaspyingthepiano,butfromtheskillfulfingersahofthemusic,themusiwasahighlyprofitamateurpianistandperformer.Fromthewaythefiouchedthekeyssolightlyanddelicately,Dimitrisurmiseditmustbeawoman.Hedidnotknowwhotheposerwasbuthewassureitwasatalentedoheexquisitemusic,Dimitriseemedtoseetheposerdescribestraightforwardlyandsuctlythemoonintheskyandtheswayingsheenofthewaves.Thenheseemedtohavesubmergedtothebottomofthewaterandwatchedthemoonfrombeheosciltingwaves.Themusicdescribedtheexquisitesplendorofthemoonfromeveryangle,marvelingatitsunmatchedbeauty.Thispositionmusthavestedforaturyortwoandhavebeeanimmortalpieusic,oryoucallittheeverstingquintessentialmodel.Dimitrihadastrahought.Therewasaeaabilitybetweencssicalcivilizationandmodernteologybutitwashardtodetermikindofeaabilityitwas.Thecharmandfasationofcssicalcivilizationisithatitcouldstforeverindefinitelyintime,whilemodernteologywastinuouslyreiingitself,strivingtobreakthroughandsoarintotheskies.Wastheretioweewooneofpetitionoroneofrestri?Itwashardtofathom.Suddenlythemusicstoppedandthelidofthepianocloseddown.Dimitrikhatpracticewashtfootstepssouhewoodenfloorandsoonmovedfartherandfartheraway.DimitriquicklycheckedtoseethewhereaboutsofhistwoservantsImaginationaivityandwasrelievedtofindtheywerestillfastasleeponthegreengrassofthemoorndsandhadnotbeenawakehemusic.Hekhatthemomenttheyawoke,thesetwoworkaholicswouldsurelybuzzaroundcausingsparksefrileadingtounimagiasiesthatwouldspreadoutandoutlikeripplesgettingwiderandwider.Dimitrigreatlyadmiredtheworkethicsofhistwoservants,buthealsotreasuredthetimetheysleptbecauseonlythencouldhegetsomerespite,afewmomentsofpeadtranquility.Hestoodupawastimeforhimtogotohismeeting.

    Dimitrisquattedonthegroundunderadimstreetlight,eatingthefoodinhisbowl.Alroundhimwerehugetallofficebuildings.Itwaslongpastofficehours,sotheemptystreetswerequitedeserted.Attheerofthesquare,hehappeoastastoresellinamesefastfoodwhichwasstillopen.HewasveryhungryandrememberedthatCharinahadgivenhimabowndabagofdogfoodforMaureen.Takingoutthebowlhescoopedsomedogfoodintoitandateashewalked.Butdogfoodwashardanddifficultforhumanstoswallowanddigest.Dimitrithoughtitwouldbebetterifhecouldsoftenitbysoakingitinwater,sohewalkedbacktothesmallVietoreandaskedtheownerforsomewater.Thenstoopinguhestreetlights,heatethefoodinhisbowlfeelingquitecarefree.“It’sfood,isn’tit?Ifadogcouldeatit,whynothumans?“hethought.

    Suddenlyheseemedtohearsomethingandstoppedchewiy,sightlesseyesstaredaheadatthene