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“People might like you, Old Bryson,” said Gillian, always unruffled, “if you wouldn’t moralize. I asked you to tell me what I could do with a thousand dollars.” “You?” said Bryson, with a gentle laugh. “Why, Bobby Gillian, there’s only one logical thing you could do. You can go buy Miss Lotta Lauriere a diamond pendant with the money, and then take yourself off to Idaho and inflict, your presence upon a ranch. I advise a sheep ranch, as I have a particular dislike for sheep.” “Thanks,” said Gillian, rising, “I thought I could depend upon you, Old Bryson. You’ve hit on the very scheme. I wanted to chuck the money in a lump, for I’ve got to turn in an account for it, and I hate itemizing.” Gillian phoned for a cab and said to the driver: “The stage entrance of the Columbine Theatre.” —Miss Lotta Lauriere was assisting nature with a powder puff, almost ready for her call at a crowded Matinee, when her dresser mentioned the name of Mr. Gillian. “Let it in,” said Miss Lauriere. “Now, what is it, Bobby? I’m going on in two minutes.” “Rabbit-foot your right ear a little,” suggested Gillian, critically. “That's better. It won’t take two minutes for me. What do you say to a little thing in the pendant line? I can stand three ciphers with a figure one in front of ‘em.” “Oh, just as you say,” carolled Miss Lauriere. “my right glove, Adams. Say, Bobby, did you see that necklace Della Stacey had on the other night? Twenty-two hundred dollars it cost at Tiffany’s. But, of course -pull my sash a little to the left, Adams.” 去书内
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  • 罗岚莎 罗岚莎

    The way he had just inherited the $1,000 and the conversation he had with Bryce showed that he had lived a good life before, so he didn't take the $1,000 seriously at all, only thinking it was ridiculous that his rich uncle had left so little to those around him. Due to the need to write documents, he said he hate to write documents, so he wanted to find a way to spend one thousand as soon as possible, in order to charge to an account (I checked the beginning of the 20th century the buying power of the dollar is equal to about $21 now, there are about one hundred and fifty thousand yuan ($dollars, check out, I'm somewhat, he wants to spend all at once... .

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