[00:00.800]--- Lesson 24 It could be worse
[00:08.160]--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:14.240]--- Had the writer's money been stolen?
[00:19.840]I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
[00:26.600]I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
[00:35.040]'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.'^“
[00:43.080]The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
[00:49.520]'Everyone's losing money these days,' he said.^“
[00:54.240]He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
[01:03.320]A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
[01:08.600]It contained $50
[01:13.240]'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said.^“
[01:19.280]'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'^“
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