Book1:TeDream-Maker (第546/711页)

elymonittheireverymove．Behindhimwerehistrustedlieutenants,AllenandSteven．Uglyandft-facedStevenstoodthere，stodmuscur，lightshiningonhisalmostbaldhead，coveredwithonlyafewstrandsofhair．Allen’ssharpeyesweregluedtothesasfiguresflickeredby,silentastheshadowsandreflesdriftier．Theclose-uptenanitri，Richardaappearedonthesonebyone．Mr．Kaffeelookedilyatallthesedriftingfaces,whichweresilentasthephantomsfloatingaboutinthecemeteries．Hehadtodestroythemall．Itwashisstceatsurvival,ortheoofallmaybehimself．Hehadbeenjugglingwiththebookswiththehelpofhighlypaidandnotsoscrupulousgeniusesofating,sothegradualtransitionoffundshadescapedthesharpandevervigihegover．Now,hehadboughtbackallthesharesthathadinallybeloohimattheex