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1、Unit7TheSamplerTheauthorfindsoutthatgoodintentionsalonearenotenoughwhenhisattempttobekindtoanoldmanleavesthembothfeelingworsethanbefore.Inacertainstorewheretheysellpuddings,anumberofthesedeliciousthingsarelaidoutinarowduringtheChristmasseason.Hereyoumayse
2、lecttheonewhichismosttoyourtaste,andyouareevenallowedtosamplethembeforecomingtoadecision.Ihaveoftenwonderedwhethersomepeople,whohadnointentionofmakingapurchase,wouldtakeadvantageofthisprivilege.OnedayIaskedthisquestionoftheshopgirl,andIlearneditwasindeedt
3、hecase."Nowthere'soneoldgentleman,forinstance,"shetoldme,"hecomesherealmosteveryweekandsampleseachoneofthepuddings,thoughheneverbuysanything,andIsuspectheneverwill.Irememberhimfromlastyearbeforethat,too.Well,lethimcomeifhewantsit,andwelcometoit.Andwhat'sm
4、ore,Ihopetherearealotmorestoreswherehecangoandgethisshare.Helooksasifheneededitallright,andIsupposetheycanaffordit."Shewasstillspeakingwhenanelderlygentlemanlimpeduptothecounterandbeganlookingcloselyattherowofpuddingswithgreatinterest."Why,that'stheveryge
5、ntlemanI'vebeentellingyouabout,"whisperedtheshopgirl."Justwatchhimnow."Andthenturningtohim:"Wouldyouliketosamplethem,sir?Here'sspoonforyoutouse."Theelderlygentleman,whowaspoorlybutneatlydressed,acceptedthespoonandbeganeagerlytosampleoneafteranotherofthepu
6、ddings,onlybrakingoffoccasionallytowipehisredeyeswithalargetornhandkerchief."Thisisquitegood.""Thisisnotbadeither,butalittletooheavy."Allthetimeitwasquiteevidentthathesincerelybelievedthathemighteventuallybuyoneofthesepuddings,andIampositivethathedidnotfo
7、ramomentfeelthathewasinanywaycheatingthestore.Pooroldchap!Probablyhehadcomedownintheworldandthissamplingwasallthatwaslefthimfromthetimewhenhecouldaffordtocomeandselecthisfavoritepudding.Amidstthecrowdofhappy,prosperouslookingChristmasshoppers,thelittlebla
8、ckfigureoftheoldmanseemedpitifulandoutofplace,andinaburstofbenevolence,Iwentuptohimandsaid:"Pardonme,sir,willyoudomeafavor?Letmepurchaseyouoneofthesepuddings.Itwouldgivemesuchpleasure."Hejumpedbackasifhehadbeenstung
