手套 Gloves
<p>平日里一分钱恨不得掰成两半花，买点小东西都要精打细算的他却不小心把打折时买的珍爱的皮手套给丢了，这可着实把他急坏了……</p><p><span word="Seventy">Seventy</span>-<span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="McNeilon">McNeilon</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Value">Value</span> <span word="Mart">Mart</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>. <span word="Skim">Skim</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="was">was</span> $2.99, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="from">from</span> $3.49; <span word="white">white</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, 89 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="discount">discount</span>; <span word="table">table</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>, 99 <span word="cents">cents</span>, 20 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="Leaving">Leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> 80 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chilly">chilly</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. "<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span>?" <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="thrusting">thrusting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>.</p><p><span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> 25% <span word="discount">discount</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="just">just</span> $35.00, <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>, <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="durable">durable</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="impulsive">impulsive</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="enviously">enviously</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="Losing">Losing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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