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1、Unit7TheSamplerTheauthorfindsoutthatgoodintentionsalonearenotenoughwhenhisattempttobekindtoanoldmanleavesthembothfeelingworsethanbefore.Inacertainstorewheretheysellpuddings,anumberofthesedeliciousthingsarelaidoutinarowduringtheChristmasseason.Hereyoumay
2、selecttheonewhichismosttoyourtaste,andyouareevenallowedtosamplethembeforecomingtoadecision.Ihaveoftenwonderedwhethersomepeople,whohadnointentionofmakingapurchase,wouldtakeadvantageofthisprivilege.OnedayIaskedthisquestionoftheshopgirl,andIlearneditwasind
3、eedthecase."Nowthere'soneoldgentleman,forinstance,"shetoldme,"hecomesherealmosteveryweekandsampleseachoneofthepuddings,thoughheneverbuysanything,andIsuspectheneverwill.Irememberhimfromlastyearbeforethat,too.Well,lethimcomeifhewantsit,andwelcometoit.Andw
4、hat'smore,Ihopetherearealotmorestoreswherehecangoandgethisshare.Helooksasifheneededitallright,andIsupposetheycanaffordit."Shewasstillspeakingwhenanelderlygentlemanlimpeduptothecounterandbeganlookingcloselyattherowofpuddingswithgreatinterest."Why,that'st
5、heverygentlemanI'vebeentellingyouabout,"whisperedtheshopgirl."Justwatchhimnow."Andthenturningtohim:"Wouldyouliketosamplethem,sir?Here'sspoonforyoutouse."Theelderlygentleman,whowaspoorlybutneatlydressed,acceptedthespoonandbeganeagerlytosampleoneafteranot
6、herofthepuddings,onlybrakingoffoccasionallytowipehisredeyeswithalargetornhandkerchief."Thisisquitegood.""Thisisnotbadeither,butalittletooheavy."Allthetimeitwasquiteevidentthathesincerelybelievedthathemighteventuallybuyoneofthesepuddings,andIampositiveth
7、athedidnotforamomentfeelthathewasinanywaycheatingthestore.Pooroldchap!Probablyhehadcomedownintheworldandthissamplingwasallthatwaslefthimfromthetimewhenhecouldaffordtocomeandselecthisfavoritepudding.Amidstthecrowdofhappy,prosperouslookingChristmasshopper
8、s,thelittleblackfigureoftheoldmanseemedpitifulandoutofplace,andinaburstofbenevolence,Iwentuptohimandsaid:"Pardonme,sir,willyoudomeafavor?Letmepurchaseyouoneofthesepuddings.Itwouldgivemesuchpleasure."Hejumpedbackasifhehadbeenstung