Last week the manager of an old jeweler's shop received a letter marked "personal", so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened.
Last
week
the
manager
of
an
old
jeweler
's
shop
received
a
letter
marked
``
personal
''
,
so
of
course
his
secretary
gave
it
to
him
unopened
.
As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time.
As
he
was
very
busy
,
the
letter
lay
on
his
desk
till
tea-time
.
Then he opened it and aPS10 note fell out onto his desk.
Then
he
opened
it
and
aPS10
note
fell
out
onto
his
desk
.
With the note was a short letter.
With
the
note
was
a
short
letter
.
This is what it said:
This
is
what
it
said
:
Dear sir,
Dear
sir
,
In 1935 I got engaged.
In
1935
I
got
engaged
.
But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job.
But
unfortunately
at
that
time
there
was
a
lot
of
unemployment
and
I
lost
my
job
.
I was six months without a job and then I got work again.
I
was
six
months
without
a
job
and
then
I
got
work
again
.
But of course I was very short of money.
But
of
course
I
was
very
short
of
money
.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring.
I
came
to
your
shop
to
buy
a
wedding
ring
.
The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket.
The
assistant
brought
some
rings
for
me
to
look
at
,
but
she
was
called
away
for
a
moment
,
and
I
put
one
of
the
rings
in
my
pocket
.
When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend's finger.
When
she
came
back
,
I
said
I
did
not
know
the
size
of
my
girl-friend
's
finger
.
So I left the shop without buying a ring.
So
I
left
the
shop
without
buying
a
ring
.
My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience all these years.
My
wife
died
a
short
while
ago
and
the
fact
that
I
never
paid
for
her
ring
has
been
on
my
conscience
all
these
years
.
At the time the ring cost PS2 so I reckon that is about PS10 at today's price.
At
the
time
the
ring
cost
PS2
so
I
reckon
that
is
about
PS10
at
today
's
price
.
And I am sending you that amount.
And
I
am
sending
you
that
amount
.
Yours truly,
Yours
truly
,
A customer
A
customer
"Well, well, well," said the manager, "life is full of surprises!"
``
Well
,
well
,
well
,
''
said
the
manager
,
``
life
is
full
of
surprises
!
''
Last week the manager of an old jeweler's shop received a letter marked "personal", so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. Then he opened it and aPS10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:  Dear sir,  In 1935 I got engaged. But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was six months without a job and then I got work again. But of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend's finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring.  My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience all these years. At the time the ring cost PS2 so I reckon that is about PS10 at today's price. And I am sending you that amount.  Yours truly,  A customer  "Well, well, well," said the manager, "life is full of surprises!"