Book1:TeDream-Maker (第120/166页)

gandchewingslowlyandenjoyably．Richardcrackedopenhisspecialtyonebyoneandservedthemtohisfriends,happytoseethemenjoyinghiscookingandthenpouredoutbowlsofwineforeveryoheyateanddrankhappily，fettingtheirsorrow．Soonthegroundwasstrewnwithchibones,likescatteredtoolsinanautoworkshop．Chiwingslookedlikepliers，thighboneslikehammers，whilethesmallerfragmentslookedlikenailsandscrews．Piecedtogether，theywouldbeeawholeskeleton,nowtheywerescatteredalround．

    Hungerandthirstsatisfied，Richardtookogulpandsaid，

    "Lifeisweird．Theri，eventhoughtheydon’tparticurlycareto;whilethepoorwhowantitsobadlyinvariablylose．EventhoughIlostmyshirttoday,Idon’treallycare．I’vebeenthroughupsanddownsbefore．WhatIhatedwaslosingtothatrichbutslimyMr.Kaffee.”Maratriedtoforthim，

    "Poororrichmakesnodifference．Lifegoesonasusual．Wehavenomoneynow,butwestillhavethispiicwithfoodandwineandenjoyourselves.”ThenaiveandartlessYokoadded，

    "Right．Whatifyoudidlose?Nightislikeahugebckbag．Ifyou’donlyputyourhandinit，you’resuretoeupwithsomething.”Shemeantofcoursethattheycouldresorttostealingastheyusuallydidwhenbroke．ButthistimeRicharddisagreed，

    "Steal?No，that’schifeed．Youaremybride.Iotletmywomaheuainlifeofanomad．Ihaveagreatpn．Ifitsucceeds，I’llbeabletoprovideallofyouwithafortableandhappylife.”HelookedatJamaz，bigandbad，sittiatuesqueasamountain．

    "Iknowwhatyouwantmostofalloutoflife．Withmoney，yougetanywomanyouwant.”TurningtoDimitrihesaid，

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    "You，Dimitri，behomelessanymore．Withunlimitedwealth,wewillllivetogetherasahappyfamily.”Maraaskedeagerly，

    "WhatisyourpnRichard?"Heansweredsimply，

    "Robabank!"

    "Robabank!”YokoandMaraexcimed．"Howcouldyoueventhinkofsuchathing!Youmayloseyourlifeifyou’renotcareful!”Richard’sexpressionwasstrange．Heseemedtobesmiling,butactuallywasnot．

    "Howelsewegetrich?"heasked．ThenturningtoJamaz，hesaid，

    "AreyouwithmeJamaz?"

    "Whynot?”answeredJamazslowly.“InthedesoteAfriwildernesswhereIgrewup，Isawtoomanylifeahstruggles．Inthejuiskillorbekilledandonlythefittestsurvived．Ofcourse,therearealsonaturaldeathsaswell,soallinall，Idonotreallysettoomuchstoreonlife．YouhaveagoodheadonyourshouldersRichard．I’llfollowyouanddowhatyousay.”Richard’seyesturoDimitri．

    "WhataboutyouDimitri?"DimitriwassurprisedthaRichardwouldsuggestrobbingabank,butheassumedabnkexpressionandsaid，

    "Robabank?That’sagameI’veneverpyedbeforeandI’mwillingtotryanythingonce．Doyouhaveaailedpns?"

    "No,”saidRichard,shakinghishead.“It’sjustathought.”

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    Dimitri’sbrainswerewhirlingbehindhisbndlook.Hewasthinking，

    "Robbingabankwouldbecdangeranddisaster．ItwouldbebetterifIletthemrobmybank．Goldandcasharepiledhighinthevaultthere,whynotsharethemwithmyneedyfriends?"HishandtouchedthepsticmastercardinhispocketwhichMr．Kaffeehadgivenhimandsaid，

    "Ifyoudon’thaveapn,whynotfollowmine?"

    "You，Dimitri?”excimedRichardtakenaback．”Youhaveadetailedpnforrobbingabank?Idon’tbelieveit!Youwouldneverspendtimefiguringoutsuchthings!"AlleyesturoDimitriinsurprise，buthesaid，

    "Don’tbesounb