Joshuaolongerenjoyit.”

    "It’sallthewillofthegoodLordhoney,sodon’tthinkaboutitallthetime．He’sbeengoneamonthnow．Areyouscaredatnightsleepingalloairs?"Novelshookherheadandsilentlykeptoing．Marshawashernanny,whohadtakencareofhersinceshewasababyandhadewithhertohernewhomewhenshemarriedJoshua．Sheneverdreamedthatthewomanshesidereddearesttoheroherparents,wasnowpnningtobetrayherforhermoney.Evenworse,shewascuttingheruplikeabutchertosellherpiecemeal．

    Dimitrifelthisclosedeyelidbeilyopenedbyasensitivehandandabeamoflightshotintohislefteye.Thecloseface-to-faceexambroughtawaftranhermisty,goldenhair,mihthelight,femiitofherbreath．Hewasremindedofachildhoodmemory,howheusedtowatchspellboundasthewatchrepairmanwwithagsseye-pieceoverhiseye，usedintricatetoolstotoygingerlywithexpeches．Dimitrikhiswasafleetingmoment，soongone，sohetriedtoenjoyeverysedofittocaptureandprolongitstrahappiness．Elina’slivingroomwasdoneinwhiteandpurple．Thefloorwascoveredwithwhitecarpet,whilethesofasanddraperywerepurple．DimitriyfulllengthonthesofawhileElinasatbyhisside,bendioexaminehiseyes．Aftertheexam，Dimitriystill，whileElinatookapieceofpaperandbeganwritingherassessmentanddiagnosis．

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    Dimitrisufferedfromgenitalgua．Hisrighteyewasblibirth,butthelefteyeretainedsomeofitsfuns．Thenbeganaseriesicaloperations，thefirstofwhichtookpcewhenhewasonlythreemonthsold．InOctober1983，DimitricametotheBayAreaandwasfortunateenoughtoseeDr.Shaffer，arenownedeyeexpert．Hewasadevoutcatholidaremelykindandgperson,buthehadtogiveuphispracticeduetoageandreferredDimitritoDr．Heterrington，alsoafamouseyesurgeon．Buthewastheoppositeoftheolddoctorintemperament，beingcold，businesslikeaorenouncehispatientatanytime．However,underDr．HeterringtonDimitri’seyepressurewasmiraculouslytrolledafteronlyoion,buteyefimentstiogringintensepain．Dr．Heterringtonreei-infmmatoryFMLeyedropsfourtimesaday，graduallytodecreasetooncedaily．HeadmonishedDimitritouseitcarefullyasitcouldincreaseeyepressureifabused．Thenhehandedhimovertelbarttofightthefiments．Dr.Gelbartdiaghefimentstobecausedbygeofarcoftheeyebalftersurgery，soshetoldDimitritogobaLeyedropsfourtimesadaytocorrectthedition．Thismisjudgmeedinthedisastrousanduntrolbleincreaseofeyepressure．Dr.Heterringtonputatiny,pstictubetodrainthepressure,butitfailed．Dr.Gelbarttriedacryo-treatment，thedestruofthemoistureprodugfunoftheeyetotrolpressure．Thiswasadpainfuloperation,liketurningoffthefaucet，becauseitalsokilledtheeyeball,whieededmoisture．Itfailedtoo．Themostretsertreatmeohaveameasureofsuccessasitfinallystabilizedhiseyepressure．Dimitriknewhissightwasdoomed,butoverdoseofFMLhastenedhisdoomsdaybyapproximatelytenyears．

    Elinagotupandwalkedovertoanothersofa．

    "Youmaygetupnow,Dimitri．1wouldsuggestyouincreaseyourFMLeyedropstofourtimesadayinsteadofthepresentoncedaily.”

    "Fourtimesaday?"

    "Yes．Thepaininyoureyesisduetothegrowthoffiments．Beforethesurgery，youreyepressurewashighandyoureyeballswerefullofair，asitwere．Nowwiththedecreaseofeyepressure,youreyeballsaredeftedandthearcisged,thereforefimentsgrow

Joshuaolongerenjoyit.”

    "It’sallthewillofthegoodLordhoney,sodon’tthinkaboutitallthetime．He’sbeengoneamonthnow．Areyouscaredatnightsleepingalloairs?"Novelshookherheadandsilentlykeptoing．Marshawashernanny,whohadtakencareofhersinceshewasababyandhadewithhertohernewhomewhenshemarriedJoshua．Sheneverdreamedthatthewomanshesidereddearesttoheroherparents,wasnowpnningtobetrayherforhermoney.Evenworse,shewascuttingheruplikeabutchertosellherpiecemeal．

    Dimitrifelthisclosedeyelidbeilyopenedbyasensitivehandandabeamoflightshotintohislefteye.Thecloseface-to-faceexambroughtawaftranhermisty,goldenhair,mihthelight,femiitofherbreath．Hewasremindedofachildhoodmemory,howheusedtowatchspellboundasthewatchrepairmanwwithagsseye-pieceoverhiseye，usedintricatetoolstotoygingerlywithexpeches．Dimitrikhiswasafleetingmoment，soongone，sohetriedtoenjoyeverysedofittocaptureandprolongitstrahappiness．Elina’slivingroomwasdoneinwhiteandpurple．Thefloorwascoveredwithwhitecarpet,whilethesofasanddraperywerepurple．DimitriyfulllengthonthesofawhileElinasatbyhisside,bendioexaminehiseyes．Aftertheexam，Dimitriystill，whileElinatookapieceofpaperandbeganwritingherassessmentanddiagnosis．

    5

    Dimitrisufferedfromgenitalgua．Hisrighteyewasblibirth,butthelefteyeretainedsomeofitsfuns．Thenbeganaseriesicaloperations，thefirstofwhichtookpcewhenhewasonlythreemonthsold．InOctober1983，DimitricametotheBayAreaandwasfortunateenoughtoseeDr.Shaffer，arenownedeyeexpert．Hewasadevoutcatholidaremelykindandgperson,buthehadtogiveuphispracticeduetoageandreferredDimitritoDr．Heterrington，alsoafamouseyesurgeon．Buthewastheoppositeoftheolddoctorintemperament，beingcold，businesslikeaorenouncehispatientatanytime．However,underDr．HeterringtonDimitri’seyepressurewasmiraculouslytrolledafteronlyoion,buteyefimentstiogringintensepain．Dr．Heterringtonreei-infmmatoryFMLeyedropsfourtimesaday，graduallytodecreasetooncedaily．HeadmonishedDimitritouseitcarefullyasitcouldincreaseeyepressureifabused．Thenhehandedhimovertelbarttofightthefiments．Dr.Gelbartdiaghefimentstobecausedbygeofarcoftheeyebalftersurgery，soshetoldDimitritogobaLeyedropsfourtimesadaytocorrectthedition．Thismisjudgmeedinthedisastrousanduntrolbleincreaseofeyepressure．Dr.Heterringtonputatiny,pstictubetodrainthepressure,butitfailed．Dr.Gelbarttriedacryo-treatment，thedestruofthemoistureprodugfunoftheeyetotrolpressure．Thiswasadpainfuloperation,liketurningoffthefaucet，becauseitalsokilledtheeyeball,whieededmoisture．Itfailedtoo．Themostretsertreatmeohaveameasureofsuccessasitfinallystabilizedhiseyepressure．Dimitriknewhissightwasdoomed,butoverdoseofFMLhastenedhisdoomsdaybyapproximatelytenyears．

    Elinagotupandwalkedovertoanothersofa．

    "Youmaygetupnow,Dimitri．1wouldsuggestyouincreaseyourFMLeyedropstofourtimesadayinsteadofthepresentoncedaily.”

    "Fourtimesaday?"

    "Yes．Thepaininyoureyesisduetothegrowthoffiments．Beforethesurgery，youreyepressurewashighandyoureyeballswerefullofair，asitwere．Nowwiththedecreaseofeyepressure,youreyeballsaredeftedandthearcisged,thereforefimentsgrow