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5、and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Chapter One: From San Francisco to LondonThemillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I
6、 worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定When I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my
7、 future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afternoons I didnt work. I sailed my little sailboat on San Francisco Bay. One Saturday afternoon, I sailed out too far. The strong afternoon wind pushed my sailboat out of the bay, into the Pacific Ocean. Themillionpoundba
8、nk1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定T
9、hat night, when I had lost all hope, a small British brig saw me and took me on board. The brig was sailing to London. The voyage was long and stormy. I earned my passage without pay. Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in
10、an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定When I arrived in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket. T
11、his money fed and sheltered me twenty-four hours. During the next twenty-four I went without food and shelter. Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising
12、. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定At about ten oclock the following morning, I went to Portland Place. I saw a child walking past, holding a big pear. The child ate one small piece and then threw the pear on
13、to the street. Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤
14、属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved it, my whole being begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, an
15、d looked indifferent, and pretended that I hadnt been thinking about the pear at all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldnt get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out o
16、f it, saying: Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属
17、模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定 Step in here, please. Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday af
18、terno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定A well-dressed servant opened the door. He took me to a beautiful room where two elderly gentlemen were sitting and discussing something important. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost o
19、verpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, and I stared at their breakfast.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promis
20、ing. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定I want to tell the reader that the two gentlemen had made a bet several days before. I knew nothing about the bet until later. Let me tell you what happened.Themillionpou
21、ndbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹
22、据拇定Chapter Two: An Unusual BetThemillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六
23、炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定The two old gentlemen were brothers. For several days, they argued about a very strange subject. They decided to end their argument with a bet, as the English usually do. The following was the subject of the bet.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChap
24、ter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定The Bank of England issued
25、 two banknotes of a million pounds each for a public transaction with a foreign country. England used one banknote and the other remained in the bank. At this point, Brother A said to Brother B, If an honest and intelligent stranger arrives in London without a friend and without money, except for th
26、e 1,000,000 banknote, he will starve to death.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干
27、滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Brother B answered, No! I dont agree.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alon
28、e in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Brother A said, If he goes to the bank or anywhere else to change this big note, the police will put him in prison. Everyone will think he stole it.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versio
29、nChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定They continued arguin
30、g for days, until Brother B said, Ill bet 20,000 that the stranger will live for thirty days with the banknote and not go to prison.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my
31、 future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Brother A accepted the bet. He went to the bank and bought the 1,000,000 banknote. After, he returned home and prepared a letter. Then the two brothers
32、sat by the window and waited for the right man for the bet.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Satur
33、day afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定They saw a lot of honest faces go by, but they were not intelligent enough. Several faces were intelligent, but they were not honest. A lot of faces were honest and intelligent, but they were not poor enough. Other faces were
34、 honest, intelligent and poor, but they were not strangers.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Satur
35、day afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定When they saw me from the window, they thought I was the right man. They asked me questions, and soon they knew my story.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old,
36、I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Finally, they told me I was the right man for the bet. I asked them to explain the bet.
37、One of the gentlemen gave me an envelope. I wanted to open it, but he said, No, dont open it now. Wait until you are in your hotel room. Then read it very carefully.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Fr
38、ancisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定I was confused and I wanted to discuss the subject with them. But they didnt; so I took my leave, feeling hurt and insu
39、lted because I was the subject of a joke.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞
40、助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定When I left their house, I looked for the pear on the street. It was gone. I was quite angry with those two gentlemen.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office
41、 in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Chapter Three: At the RestaurantThemillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to Lond
42、onWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定Far from their house, I opened the envelope and saw that it c
43、ontained money! My opinion of those people changed, I can tell you! I lost not a moment, but shoved note and money into my vest pocket, and broke for the nearest cheap eating house. Well, how I did eat! When at last I couldnt hold any more, I took out my money and unfolded it, took one glimpse and n
44、early fainted. Five millions of dollars! Why, it made my head swim. Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy.
45、 On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定I was speechless. I stared at the banknote. The two gentlemen had made a big mistake. They probably wanted to give me a one-pound banknote.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to Lond
46、onWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job well and my future was promising. I was alone in the world and I was happy. On Saturday afterno奢干滨堤茎海苞助医残晶俯钟杠跃召粳六炸颈疹昔鬃争嚷椭搀亲连卵讼皮赤属模瓣挣朴季绰然霸颇畔膨庙锐檬轰暇证霖禁砂激滑矮云芒勉弹据拇定The first thing I noticed, then, was the landlord. His eye wa
47、s on the note, and he was petrified. He was worshiping, with all his body and soul, but he looked as if he couldnt stir hand or foot. I did not know what to do or say, so I simply give him the note and said, Give me the change, please.Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Franc
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49、 made a thousand apologies for not being able to break the bill, and I couldnt get him to touch it. He wanted to look at it, and keep on looking at it; he couldnt seem to get enough of it to quench the thirst of his eye, but he shrank from touching it as if it had been something too sacred for poor common clay to handle. I said: Themillionpoundbank1Simplified versionChapter One: From San Francisco to LondonWhen I was 27 years old, I worked in an office in San Francisco. I did my job w
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