The man was very happy and asked me to help him.
«I shall be glad to help you, but it will take some of my time and…»
«I am ready to pay you for your time,» cried the man. «How much do you want for it?»
«Three dollars,» answered I.
«Three dollars?» said the man. «But it is a very good dog. I shall pay you ten dollars if you find it for me.»
«No sir, I want three dollars and not a dollar more,» said I.
Then I went up to General Miles’s room. The General was playing with his new dog.» I came here to take the dog back», said I.
«But it is not your dog now — I have bought it. I have paid you three dollars for it,» said the General.
«I shall give you back your three dollars, but I must take the dog back», answered I. «But you have sold it to me, it is my dog now.»
«I could not sell it to you, sir, because it was not my dog.»
«Still you have sold it to me for three dollars.» «How could I sell it to you when it was not my dog? You asked me how much I wanted for the dog, and I said that I wanted three dollars. But I never told you that it was my dog.»
General Miles was very angry now.
«Give me back my three dollars and take the dog,» he shouted. When I brought the dog back to its master, he was very happy and paid me three dollars with joy. I was happy too because I had the money, and I felt I earned it.
Now you can see why I say that honesty is the best policy and that a man must never take anything that he has not earned.
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«I shall be glad to help you, but it will take some of my time and…»
«I am ready to pay you for your time,» cried the man. «How much do you want for it?»
«Three dollars,» answered I.
«Three dollars?» said the man. «But it is a very good dog. I shall pay you ten dollars if you find it for me.»
«No sir, I want three dollars and not a dollar more,» said I.
Then I went up to General Miles’s room. The General was playing with his new dog.» I came here to take the dog back», said I.
«But it is not your dog now — I have bought it. I have paid you three dollars for it,» said the General.
«I shall give you back your three dollars, but I must take the dog back», answered I. «But you have sold it to me, it is my dog now.»
«I could not sell it to you, sir, because it was not my dog.»
«Still you have sold it to me for three dollars.» «How could I sell it to you when it was not my dog? You asked me how much I wanted for the dog, and I said that I wanted three dollars. But I never told you that it was my dog.»
General Miles was very angry now.
«Give me back my three dollars and take the dog,» he shouted. When I brought the dog back to its master, he was very happy and paid me three dollars with joy. I was happy too because I had the money, and I felt I earned it.
Now you can see why I say that honesty is the best policy and that a man must never take anything that he has not earned.
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