tharmony．Hismusclesandnerveswereinhightration，sohismovementswereagile．Thebrainandthebodycooperatedbeautifully．Thoughhisfleshbodywaswbusilyoninthegarden,hiseyesweredazed,forhismindhadretreatedtohisdreamndwhereheseemedtoseeLotus,oneofhistwenty-fourbeauties，walkingalohekeuhemoonlight．

    Theweatherseemedtobeging．Darkcloudscoveredtheskyanditturnedhumid．Mrs．Lovemovedaboutherkit,preparingdinnerforDimitri．Roastbeefwasbeginningtosizzleintheoven,soupwassimmeringoverlowheat,boiledonionsandfreshlybakedFrenchbreadwerereadyoable.Sheeelingapplesforthebowloffruitsadshewasmaking．Fromherkitwindow，shecouldseeDimitriwzealouslyandtheshadowofasmiletouchedherlips．Dimitriwasagood-heartedman，thoughetric．Whilepeopleweredeepinslumber,hewouldroamtheneighborhoodiillnessofthenight,doinghisgooddeedsanonymously．Hewouldpickuplettersorpapersthathaddroppedonthegroundandputthembatothegapingmailboxesandclosethem．Hewouldtightendrippingfaucetsandoncewhenhediscoveredsparksoffireingoutofagarage,hejumpedoverthelowferiedtoputitout．Theowhehousethoughthewasaburgrandshotathimwithhisgun,luckilymissinghim.Afterthetwoofthemextinguishedthefmes,themanwasabouttoapologizeandthankhimwhentheetriaritanwasalreadyonhiswaywithhiscart．

    "Whyisanicedetmaroamireetswithoutawifeandhome?"Mrs．lovewondered．Butthen,thinkingofherownmarriages,shethoughtthat"singleandfree"mayhavebeenawisechoiceafterall．

    Durihreeyears,theohingshedidrepetitiouslywastogetmarriedanddivorced．Shemetherfirsthusbandincollegeandgotmarriedsoonaftergraduation．Hewasahardworker,stiousanddependable，withhistwofeetontheground．Lifewithhimhadbeensafeandsecure．Shecouldnotthinkofathingthathecouldhavedodidn’t．However,everythingwassostiffandrigidlyscheduledthatshefeltstifledandgottiredoftheirmonotonousmarriage．Theydidnotquarrel，butpartedamicably，ginpatibilityasthereasonfortheirdivorce．Shethenmarriedherassistantatthearchitecturalfirmwheresheworked，asolianwhoknewhowtopleaseawoman．Butsoonshefoundackofsubstanhischaracter,forhelivedonlytopleaseandhadnoambitionorpnsofhisown．Hehadnoexceptionaltalentsthatdistinguishedhimfromothers，alnxioustoclimbupthesamecorporatedder，excepttomarrythebossandtrytokeephersatisfiedwithftteryandattention．Soonshegrewtiredofhisshallow,superficiattentionandtheypartedamicablyihanayearaftershepaidhimasubstantialsumofmohinkihepast，sheaowledgedthattherewasreallynothingwrongwithhertwoexhusbands．Theywerebothodetmen,wholovedherintheirownfashioroublewasshegrewtiredeasilyaftertheyworeoff．Thenthinkingofherthirdhusband,thehandsomedevilofacharmer,herbrowscametogetherinafrownandfrustrationcastapalloverherheart．

    Suddenlythewindroseandrgeraindropssptteredinadownpustofwihemintothekit,wettingMrs.Love’sfacewhileshestoodtherepeelingapplesbythesink．ShelookedoutofthewindowandsawDimitriwasstillwawaye,entirelyunsciousofthegeofweather．Shecalledouttohim，

    "Dimitri!Dimitri!eonin!It’sraining!"Buthetioworkmeically．InhisKingdomofDreams，itwasabrilliantmoonlitnight．HewasdangwithLotusinthemeadowwherethesoftbreezecaressedthetallswayinggrass,w

tharmony．Hismusclesandnerveswereinhightration，sohismovementswereagile．Thebrainandthebodycooperatedbeautifully．Thoughhisfleshbodywaswbusilyoninthegarden,hiseyesweredazed,forhismindhadretreatedtohisdreamndwhereheseemedtoseeLotus,oneofhistwenty-fourbeauties，walkingalohekeuhemoonlight．

    Theweatherseemedtobeging．Darkcloudscoveredtheskyanditturnedhumid．Mrs．Lovemovedaboutherkit,preparingdinnerforDimitri．Roastbeefwasbeginningtosizzleintheoven,soupwassimmeringoverlowheat,boiledonionsandfreshlybakedFrenchbreadwerereadyoable.Sheeelingapplesforthebowloffruitsadshewasmaking．Fromherkitwindow，shecouldseeDimitriwzealouslyandtheshadowofasmiletouchedherlips．Dimitriwasagood-heartedman，thoughetric．Whilepeopleweredeepinslumber,hewouldroamtheneighborhoodiillnessofthenight,doinghisgooddeedsanonymously．Hewouldpickuplettersorpapersthathaddroppedonthegroundandputthembatothegapingmailboxesandclosethem．Hewouldtightendrippingfaucetsandoncewhenhediscoveredsparksoffireingoutofagarage,hejumpedoverthelowferiedtoputitout．Theowhehousethoughthewasaburgrandshotathimwithhisgun,luckilymissinghim.Afterthetwoofthemextinguishedthefmes,themanwasabouttoapologizeandthankhimwhentheetriaritanwasalreadyonhiswaywithhiscart．

    "Whyisanicedetmaroamireetswithoutawifeandhome?"Mrs．lovewondered．Butthen,thinkingofherownmarriages,shethoughtthat"singleandfree"mayhavebeenawisechoiceafterall．

    Durihreeyears,theohingshedidrepetitiouslywastogetmarriedanddivorced．Shemetherfirsthusbandincollegeandgotmarriedsoonaftergraduation．Hewasahardworker,stiousanddependable，withhistwofeetontheground．Lifewithhimhadbeensafeandsecure．Shecouldnotthinkofathingthathecouldhavedodidn’t．However,everythingwassostiffandrigidlyscheduledthatshefeltstifledandgottiredoftheirmonotonousmarriage．Theydidnotquarrel，butpartedamicably，ginpatibilityasthereasonfortheirdivorce．Shethenmarriedherassistantatthearchitecturalfirmwheresheworked，asolianwhoknewhowtopleaseawoman．Butsoonshefoundackofsubstanhischaracter,forhelivedonlytopleaseandhadnoambitionorpnsofhisown．Hehadnoexceptionaltalentsthatdistinguishedhimfromothers，alnxioustoclimbupthesamecorporatedder，excepttomarrythebossandtrytokeephersatisfiedwithftteryandattention．Soonshegrewtiredofhisshallow,superficiattentionandtheypartedamicablyihanayearaftershepaidhimasubstantialsumofmohinkihepast，sheaowledgedthattherewasreallynothingwrongwithhertwoexhusbands．Theywerebothodetmen,wholovedherintheirownfashioroublewasshegrewtiredeasilyaftertheyworeoff．Thenthinkingofherthirdhusband,thehandsomedevilofacharmer,herbrowscametogetherinafrownandfrustrationcastapalloverherheart．

    Suddenlythewindroseandrgeraindropssptteredinadownpustofwihemintothekit,wettingMrs.Love’sfacewhileshestoodtherepeelingapplesbythesink．ShelookedoutofthewindowandsawDimitriwasstillwawaye,entirelyunsciousofthegeofweather．Shecalledouttohim，

    "Dimitri!Dimitri!eonin!It’sraining!"Buthetioworkmeically．InhisKingdomofDreams，itwasabrilliantmoonlitnight．HewasdangwithLotusinthemeadowwherethesoftbreezecaressedthetallswayinggrass,w