[00:01.040]--- Lesson 45 A clear conscience
[00:06.880]--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:12.960]--- How did Sam get his money back?
[00:17.960]The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
[00:24.880]Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
[00:33.440]Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
[00:43.080]Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door.^3
[00:51.720]It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost,
[00:58.880]together with a note which said:'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!'
[01:09.440]Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'
[01:21.560]In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.
[01:26.880]The last note said:'I am 100 per cent honest now!'
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