Lesson 28

Five pound too dear

五磅也太贵

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  • Lesson 28
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  • Five pounds too dear
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  • Why was even five pounds 'too dear' ?
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  • Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
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  • Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board
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  • and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia,
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  • silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
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  • It was difficult not to be tempted.
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  • Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen,
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  • but I decided not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
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  • I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
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  • I had no intention of buying one,
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  • but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
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  • Some of them were as big as marbles.
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  • The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.
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  • As we were walking past a shop,
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  • he held a diamond firmly against the window and made a deep impression in the glass.
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  • It took me over half an hour to get rid of him.
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  • The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
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  • I examined one of the pens closely.
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  • It certainly looked genuine.
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  • At the base of the gold cap, the words 'made in the U.S.A.' had been neatly inscribed.
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  • The man said that the pen was worth $50,
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  • but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
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  • I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
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  • Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous,
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  • but he eventually reduced the price to 10 pounds.
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  • Shrugging my shoulders I began to walk away when,
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  • a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
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  • Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the $5 I gave him.
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  • I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain--until I got back to the ship.
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  • No matter how hard I tried,
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  • it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single word!