herearestilrduoustasksbeforehimsuchaslookingforCyclopsandaskinghimtohelpwithgildingthegoldpace.ThereareunknowsiionshipbetweenKingDimitriandCyclops.Obligations,hatred,loveayaresoentwihattheyarehardtodistinguish.Thisisnotimetoinvolvethelittletrouble-makerandfusetheissuestillfurther.ItwouldonlyaddtoKingDimitri’sburden.”QueenAishaonlywantedDornatocheerKingDimitriupanddistracthimfromhisreverie.Shedidn’tknowthatDornawouldpokethehor’s.Dornaturnedaround.HerexpressiveeyessoughtQueenAisha’saosay,

    “It’salright.Don’tworry.IknowwhatIamdoing.”

    14

    KingDimitrisooncamebacklookingannoyed,andasked,

    “Whydidyougetmyoldfrienddrunkandlockedinthewieroom?Isthatthewaytotreatoldfriends?”

    “Yourmajesty”saidQueenAishastandingupandbowing“Don’tbeangry.Pleaselistentomyexpnations.”ShewentontotellhimaboutMr.Finger’sbehaviorinthepacewhilehewasgone:howheroamedthepaceatwillcausingtroubleeverywhere,howhesexuallyharassedseveralofthebeautiesarousingtheirangerandindignation,howhejustupanddisappearedforalongtimetonooneknewwherecausingsternationandworryandshefearedtheworst.Shetiosay,

    “Butadayo,hesuddenlyreappeared.ItwasDornawhosawhimaicedhimintothewieroomwithdrinksahimthere.Knowingyourmajestywouldbebacktoday,weareleavingituptoyoutodealwithhim”

    “Thatispartlymyfault”saidKingDimitri,whoseangereasedandhisfacebecamethoughtful.“Ioverlookedthefactthatleavingthismischievouslittlemaninthepasupervised,wouldcausetrouble.Whatdoyouwaodowithhim?”

    “Mr.Fingersaidhehasawife”saidDorna.“Hesaidsheisthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld,ahuimesmorebeautifulthananyoneofusinthepace.”

    “therebeatlepersonintheworld?”saidKingDimitri,ughiily.“Andawomanatthat?Myfriend’swife?That’sludicrous!Idon’tbelieveit!”

    “Ifthatisso”saidQueenAishathoughtfully“Itistheperfectsolution.Whydon’twefixupLotus’hutontheoppositebankofthekeahemlivethereastheirnewhome?”

    “Good!Letitbeso.Butwemustwaittillhewakesupfromhisbingeandexpihingtohisopeningupanewsphereoflifeforhim.”

    “Oh,no,no,no!”criedDornahastily.“Ifyouwaittillhewakesup,hewillthrowafitandthereisnothingwedowithhiminthatstate.Whynotjustletmetakehimovertherenoresenthimwitha“faitapli”

    14

    “Dorna’sright”saidQueenAisha.KingDimitrithoughtforawhileandthensaid,

    “Alright.Makearrasfortransportationandsendhimovertheke.LaterwhenIhaveace,Iwillgoandexpihingtohim.”

    “Hey!”saidDorna.“Idon’tneedboatsanymore”makiionofstraddlingtheflyingbroom,causingthebeautiestobreakintoughter.Dornawalkedovertothesidehalndsoontheysawherpassbyoutsidethewindowridingonherbroom.ShewavedasmallwhilebagatthemasiftotellthemMr.Fingerwasinside,aurnedaraighttowardstheoppositeshore.Fromthenon,Mr.Fingerlivedinthewildernessbytheke.ThoughDornabroughthimfood,drinksandgeousclothing,hislifewaslonelyandmonotonous.Itwasthislonelinessandmonotonythatteronmadehimgetintoallkindsofmischief.

    Outsidethepace,thepeopleoftheKingdomwerecelebratingwithwildabandoheredingroupsdrinkiing,singinganddang.Perhapstheywerenotusedtothenewwayoflife,theinstantgratificationofhavingfo

herearestilrduoustasksbeforehimsuchaslookingforCyclopsandaskinghimtohelpwithgildingthegoldpace.ThereareunknowsiionshipbetweenKingDimitriandCyclops.Obligations,hatred,loveayaresoentwihattheyarehardtodistinguish.Thisisnotimetoinvolvethelittletrouble-makerandfusetheissuestillfurther.ItwouldonlyaddtoKingDimitri’sburden.”QueenAishaonlywantedDornatocheerKingDimitriupanddistracthimfromhisreverie.Shedidn’tknowthatDornawouldpokethehor’s.Dornaturnedaround.HerexpressiveeyessoughtQueenAisha’saosay,

    “It’salright.Don’tworry.IknowwhatIamdoing.”

    14

    KingDimitrisooncamebacklookingannoyed,andasked,

    “Whydidyougetmyoldfrienddrunkandlockedinthewieroom?Isthatthewaytotreatoldfriends?”

    “Yourmajesty”saidQueenAishastandingupandbowing“Don’tbeangry.Pleaselistentomyexpnations.”ShewentontotellhimaboutMr.Finger’sbehaviorinthepacewhilehewasgone:howheroamedthepaceatwillcausingtroubleeverywhere,howhesexuallyharassedseveralofthebeautiesarousingtheirangerandindignation,howhejustupanddisappearedforalongtimetonooneknewwherecausingsternationandworryandshefearedtheworst.Shetiosay,

    “Butadayo,hesuddenlyreappeared.ItwasDornawhosawhimaicedhimintothewieroomwithdrinksahimthere.Knowingyourmajestywouldbebacktoday,weareleavingituptoyoutodealwithhim”

    “Thatispartlymyfault”saidKingDimitri,whoseangereasedandhisfacebecamethoughtful.“Ioverlookedthefactthatleavingthismischievouslittlemaninthepasupervised,wouldcausetrouble.Whatdoyouwaodowithhim?”

    “Mr.Fingersaidhehasawife”saidDorna.“Hesaidsheisthemostbeautifulwomanintheworld,ahuimesmorebeautifulthananyoneofusinthepace.”

    “therebeatlepersonintheworld?”saidKingDimitri,ughiily.“Andawomanatthat?Myfriend’swife?That’sludicrous!Idon’tbelieveit!”

    “Ifthatisso”saidQueenAishathoughtfully“Itistheperfectsolution.Whydon’twefixupLotus’hutontheoppositebankofthekeahemlivethereastheirnewhome?”

    “Good!Letitbeso.Butwemustwaittillhewakesupfromhisbingeandexpihingtohisopeningupanewsphereoflifeforhim.”

    “Oh,no,no,no!”criedDornahastily.“Ifyouwaittillhewakesup,hewillthrowafitandthereisnothingwedowithhiminthatstate.Whynotjustletmetakehimovertherenoresenthimwitha“faitapli”

    14

    “Dorna’sright”saidQueenAisha.KingDimitrithoughtforawhileandthensaid,

    “Alright.Makearrasfortransportationandsendhimovertheke.LaterwhenIhaveace,Iwillgoandexpihingtohim.”

    “Hey!”saidDorna.“Idon’tneedboatsanymore”makiionofstraddlingtheflyingbroom,causingthebeautiestobreakintoughter.Dornawalkedovertothesidehalndsoontheysawherpassbyoutsidethewindowridingonherbroom.ShewavedasmallwhilebagatthemasiftotellthemMr.Fingerwasinside,aurnedaraighttowardstheoppositeshore.Fromthenon,Mr.Fingerlivedinthewildernessbytheke.ThoughDornabroughthimfood,drinksandgeousclothing,hislifewaslonelyandmonotonous.Itwasthislonelinessandmonotonythatteronmadehimgetintoallkindsofmischief.

    Outsidethepace,thepeopleoftheKingdomwerecelebratingwithwildabandoheredingroupsdrinkiing,singinganddang.Perhapstheywerenotusedtothenewwayoflife,theinstantgratificationofhavingfo