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1、Unit7TheSamplerTheauthorfindsoutthatgoodintentionsalonearenotenoughwhenhisattempttobekindtoanoldmanleavesthembothfeelingworsethanbefore.Inacertainstorewheretheysellpuddings,anumberofthesedeliciousthingsarelaidoutinarowduringtheChristmasseason.Hereyoumayselec
2、ttheonewhichismosttoyourtaste,andyouareevenallowedtosamplethembeforecomingtoadecision.Ihaveoftenwonderedwhethersomepeople,whohadnointentionofmakingapurchase,wouldtakeadvantageofthisprivilege.OnedayIaskedthisquestionoftheshopgirl,andIlearneditwasindeedthecase
3、."Nowthere'soneoldgentleman,forinstance,"shetoldme,"hecomesherealmosteveryweekandsampleseachoneofthepuddings,thoughheneverbuysanything,andIsuspectheneverwill.Irememberhimfromlastyearbeforethat,too.Well,lethimcomeifhewantsit,andwelcometoit.Andwhat'smore,Ihope
4、therearealotmorestoreswherehecangoandgethisshare.Helooksasifheneededitallright,andIsupposetheycanaffordit."Shewasstillspeakingwhenanelderlygentlemanlimpeduptothecounterandbeganlookingcloselyattherowofpuddingswithgreatinterest."Why,that'stheverygentlemanI'veb
5、eentellingyouabout,"whisperedtheshopgirl."Justwatchhimnow."Andthenturningtohim:"Wouldyouliketosamplethem,sir?Here'sspoonforyoutouse."Theelderlygentleman,whowaspoorlybutneatlydressed,acceptedthespoonandbeganeagerlytosampleoneafteranotherofthepuddings,onlybrak
6、ingoffoccasionallytowipehisredeyeswithalargetornhandkerchief."Thisisquitegood.""Thisisnotbadeither,butalittletooheavy."Allthetimeitwasquiteevidentthathesincerelybelievedthathemighteventuallybuyoneofthesepuddings,andIampositivethathedidnotforamomentfeelthathe
7、wasinanywaycheatingthestore.Pooroldchap!Probablyhehadcomedownintheworldandthissamplingwasallthatwaslefthimfromthetimewhenhecouldaffordtocomeandselecthisfavoritepudding.Amidstthecrowdofhappy,prosperouslookingChristmasshoppers,thelittleblackfigureoftheoldmanse
8、emedpitifulandoutofplace,andinaburstofbenevolence,Iwentuptohimandsaid:"Pardonme,sir,willyoudomeafavor?Letmepurchaseyouoneofthesepuddings.Itwouldgivemesuchpleasure."Hejumpedbackasifhehadbeenstung
