Book1:TeDream-Maker (第118/166页)

pushed．"Feenyhem?"

    "Ihaven’beenfeelielyandwasafraidImightbepregnant,soIwaobesure.”IleensatupandwatchedasElinastrippedoffherglovesandtookoffhermask．Thedoctorturoher,smiledandsaid，

    "gratutions!Youare!"AslightshadowflittedoverIleen’sfadwasgoneinased;butitdidnotescapethesharpeyesofthesmartdoctorwhosaid，

    "Youarenothappy?Youshouldbe!Inourpacetherearesomaies．Theyallhavefertileuteruses,butcktheirrigationofKingDimitri’ssperm．Youarenewhere,butalreadycarryhisheir．Youarefortunateindeed!"Ileendidherbesttokeepherposure，forshehadneverhadanyintercoursewithKingDimitri．ItwasCyclop’sseedthatwasgrowingwithierus．Shehadalwaystakenthepills,butCyclops’spermmustbeultraobstinateandimmuohumantraceptives．Atwhatevercost,shemustpretendtobehappyandavoidsuspieanwhile,Elinawassaying，

    "Youmusttakecare，Ileen，andyourselftoomuchbecausetheearlymonthsnancyarethemostsusceptibletomiscarriage．Callmewheneveryoufeenydisfort．ThisistheheirtoKingDimitri’sthrone，soit’sagreatresponsibilityforyou．

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    Payattentiontodietandexerciseandeaseofftheworkforthemoment.”

    "Thankyou,Elina”smiledIleenandgotofftheexaminationtable．Thiswasherfirstvisittotheic．Asshewalkedoverthemarblefloors，shewasheavy-heartedahejoysofaantmother．Shezigzaggedherwayamoandmostexpensivemedistrumentswhichfilledtherooms.Theywereawe-inspiring,bulkyandplicated,whoseveryexteriorshowedtheywereprisedofthetestandhighestteology．Humaedlifeforthesemaes,andiurnthesemaesprotectorprolonghumahusformedanamaziionshipbetweewo…Butthetwenty-fourbeauties,forwhomallthesewerepreparedwerelikebloomingflowersandtheirhealthditioilthighnoon．Therefore，forthetimebeing，theyhadnoneedforthesemaesandthemaeshadbeenlyingthere,uselessasapileofwasteiron．Movingtowardstheelevator，Ileeheneedforseclusioniosortthingsoutandetoadecision．

    TheelevatorwithitssolidgolddoortookIleentothetopfloorandshewalkedbacktoheroffideadsilence,pastthevishlyextravagantroomswhichsilentlyexhibitedtheexorbitantrichesofthemysteriouskingdom．Shewenttotheivorydesk，herheartinturmoindhermindfusedandchaoticasatangledweb．ThedecreesofFatewereunfathomable．Sheneverdreamedshewouldetothispathewilderness，beeoneofKingDimitri’sbeautiesainalmostsolechargeofhishugefinancialempire．Ifthingsprogressedsmoothlyandsheborehimanheir，herpositionwouldbesolidated，andshewouldautomaticallybeistressofitall．Butno,whatshewascarryingwastheseedofone-eyed,single-hornedmonster,Cyclops．Couldthingsbedoneain,shewouldwillinglybeeohegentle,fortablebeautiesinsteadofatraitor．Butheraswereunredeemable．WhatwasdonewasdoneandcouldnotbeuheunrulyCyclopswasfreeandroamedtheareaatnight，whichcouldnotpossiblyescapethesharp，observanteyesofMedusa．Thedisappearahebowandarrowhadherworried，foritshowedthatMedusawasalreadyuard．Shemustactatonceorhertreacherywouldsoonbeexposed．

    Theringingofthefaxmaesignalinganiningmessage,interruptedhertrendofthoughts．Shepickedupthepaperwhichsaid，

    1．TonightDimitriandsomeotherswillbegoingtoWorldBank．Iionsunknown．

    2．PleasesendioryofallKingDimitri’sassets．

    Nosender’sname