tingsometimesuhemoonlight,sometimesinadrizzlingraintheywouldsitinthepyingmusistrumentsandsinging，drinkingwineandenjoyingthedifferentaspectsofthenightseonthegoon．Hereyestraveledtothesurroundingmountainsandrememberedhowhetookthemmountain-climbingandhunting．WhatamanKingDimitriwas！Heuoodlifeandhowtoenjoyittothehilt-anepicureanahetitheyalllovedandrespected．Aishawalkedontothestdoorandope．Itwasherprivatequarters．

    Thewallsofthestudywerelihbookcasesfromfloortoceiling，allfilledwithbooks．Theylookedalittledisorderly，butwiththedisorderlinessoffrequentusage．Onthepinkcarpetcthefloor,werepilesofbooks，someonanthropology，someoernreligionandsomeooryofcivilization,carefullyselectedbythemistressofthestudy．hewindow，therewasargewhiteiniddeskgildedingold，madewithexcellentcraftsmanship．Itwasfortusuchabeautifulpieceofarthadfoundamistresswhoplemeawell．Atthemoment,shewasgatheringmateriandpreparinganimportaobereadattheiionacademicmeeting，justasshehaddonemanytimesbefore．Asshewalkedintoherroom，Aishabegantotakeoffherclothes．Shewasawomahirties，withskinpureaswhitejade，wearingaesestyleknotatthenapeofherneck．Whenshewaspletelynaked，shesatdowntowork．Toherclotheswereusedtoresistcoldandnottobewornwhenunnecessary．Shehadastronggreedforthefullestsensationofherbodyandtobefreefrombohereforenottobehamperedbyanyclothingwhilereseargwasheretricity．Sopreoccupiedwassheonherreadingthatanythingelsewasoblivious；andtheonlysoundsintheroomweretheturningofpageswhileshesedthroughherbooksforwhatevershewahenshewouldtypepartofherthesisnimblyandswiftly．Aishastoppedtypingforamoment，leanedbaherchair，frowningintration，thinkingofhowbesttoexpressherideas，whenhereyeshappeofallooofamiddle-agedmanonherdesk．Hewasanordinary-lookingman，amutto，withnospeciallydistinguishablefeatures，wearinganolive-coloredsafarihattiltedatanangle．Hisftnose，darkbrowneyesandolddisarrayedclothingseemedmoresuitableforajanitorthanKingDimitri，buthissmilewaskindandendearing．

    Aisha’sthoughtsflewbacktotheirfirstmeetingattheluxuriousboardroomoftheFoundationofAnthropologyandHumanCivilization．ThoughAishawasyoungaiful，herresearchhadwoernationalfameandtherespectofschorsallovertheworld．Sonoonewasgreatlysurprisedwhenshewasaskedtoleadateamofstists，whoweretodoextensivereseardestablishapleteandexhaustivefileonthedifferenttribesofhumansthathadexistedorstillexistonthisearthofours，includiprimitive．Itwasastaggeringproject，requiringhundredsofpartitsaensivefunding．Shewaschosenbothforherexpertiseandherdedicationtoherwork．NowAishalookedatthemansittingoppositeheratthetable．HeresidentoftheFoundationandmainfinancialbackeroftheirproject．buthewasshabbilydressedandcouldeasilyhavebeentakenforajanitor．Hisspeechshowedhisckofformaleducationandtainednostificjargon，butitwasciseandtothepointahdeepintellectualpowerswhichbeliedhismediocreappearance．Hisopeningspeechwasverysimple．Hesaidthereasonhewasfundingthisprojectwasbecausehebelievedtheevolutionofhumancivilizationwasnotasmysteriousasmostpeoplethought．Fromhisobservationofchildrenatpy，hecametotheclusionthatitwasmor

tingsometimesuhemoonlight,sometimesinadrizzlingraintheywouldsitinthepyingmusistrumentsandsinging，drinkingwineandenjoyingthedifferentaspectsofthenightseonthegoon．Hereyestraveledtothesurroundingmountainsandrememberedhowhetookthemmountain-climbingandhunting．WhatamanKingDimitriwas！Heuoodlifeandhowtoenjoyittothehilt-anepicureanahetitheyalllovedandrespected．Aishawalkedontothestdoorandope．Itwasherprivatequarters．

    Thewallsofthestudywerelihbookcasesfromfloortoceiling，allfilledwithbooks．Theylookedalittledisorderly，butwiththedisorderlinessoffrequentusage．Onthepinkcarpetcthefloor,werepilesofbooks，someonanthropology，someoernreligionandsomeooryofcivilization,carefullyselectedbythemistressofthestudy．hewindow，therewasargewhiteiniddeskgildedingold，madewithexcellentcraftsmanship．Itwasfortusuchabeautifulpieceofarthadfoundamistresswhoplemeawell．Atthemoment,shewasgatheringmateriandpreparinganimportaobereadattheiionacademicmeeting，justasshehaddonemanytimesbefore．Asshewalkedintoherroom，Aishabegantotakeoffherclothes．Shewasawomahirties，withskinpureaswhitejade，wearingaesestyleknotatthenapeofherneck．Whenshewaspletelynaked，shesatdowntowork．Toherclotheswereusedtoresistcoldandnottobewornwhenunnecessary．Shehadastronggreedforthefullestsensationofherbodyandtobefreefrombohereforenottobehamperedbyanyclothingwhilereseargwasheretricity．Sopreoccupiedwassheonherreadingthatanythingelsewasoblivious；andtheonlysoundsintheroomweretheturningofpageswhileshesedthroughherbooksforwhatevershewahenshewouldtypepartofherthesisnimblyandswiftly．Aishastoppedtypingforamoment，leanedbaherchair，frowningintration，thinkingofhowbesttoexpressherideas，whenhereyeshappeofallooofamiddle-agedmanonherdesk．Hewasanordinary-lookingman，amutto，withnospeciallydistinguishablefeatures，wearinganolive-coloredsafarihattiltedatanangle．Hisftnose，darkbrowneyesandolddisarrayedclothingseemedmoresuitableforajanitorthanKingDimitri，buthissmilewaskindandendearing．

    Aisha’sthoughtsflewbacktotheirfirstmeetingattheluxuriousboardroomoftheFoundationofAnthropologyandHumanCivilization．ThoughAishawasyoungaiful，herresearchhadwoernationalfameandtherespectofschorsallovertheworld．Sonoonewasgreatlysurprisedwhenshewasaskedtoleadateamofstists，whoweretodoextensivereseardestablishapleteandexhaustivefileonthedifferenttribesofhumansthathadexistedorstillexistonthisearthofours，includiprimitive．Itwasastaggeringproject，requiringhundredsofpartitsaensivefunding．Shewaschosenbothforherexpertiseandherdedicationtoherwork．NowAishalookedatthemansittingoppositeheratthetable．HeresidentoftheFoundationandmainfinancialbackeroftheirproject．buthewasshabbilydressedandcouldeasilyhavebeentakenforajanitor．Hisspeechshowedhisckofformaleducationandtainednostificjargon，butitwasciseandtothepointahdeepintellectualpowerswhichbeliedhismediocreappearance．Hisopeningspeechwasverysimple．Hesaidthereasonhewasfundingthisprojectwasbecausehebelievedtheevolutionofhumancivilizationwasnotasmysteriousasmostpeoplethought．Fromhisobservationofchildrenatpy，hecametotheclusionthatitwasmor