The Million Pound Bank Note
Автор книги Mark Twain
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When 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 afternoons I didn't 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. That 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 worked as a sailor to pay for my trip. When I arrived in London, my clothes were old and dirty. I had only $1 in my pocket. With this dollar I ate and slept for the first 24 hours. During the next 24 hours, I didn't eat and didn't sleep.
At about 10:00 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 onto the street. I stopped and looked at it. I was very hungry and I really wanted that peer.
But every time I tried to get it, someone passed by and looked at me. I quickly turned in the other direction and waited for the person to pass by. I tried again and again to get that pier but the same thing happened. I was desperate. I decided to get the pair and not to worry about the people who saw me.
At that moment, a gentleman opened a window behind me and said come in here, please. A well dressed servant opened the door. He took me to a beautiful room. He took me to a beautiful room. Here two gentlemen were sitting and discussing something important.
Their breakfast was on. The table, was very hungry and I stared at their breakfast. 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.