I went to see a rich girl I knew. In the morning she pulled a hundred-dollar bill out of her silk stocking and said, "You've been talking of a trip to Frisco. That being the case, take this and go have your fun." So all of my problems were solved.

我去看望我以前认识的一位有钱的姑娘,到了早上，她从丝绸钱袋里取出一张100元的支票说：,“既然你那么向往到圣弗兰西斯科的旅行，拿着这个去寻找你的快乐吧“，这下我的问题全部解决了。

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What does that say about your thinking about ? your fellow citizens when you arm yourselves going for a trip, of his fellow citizens ? when he locks his doors at night or of his children ? and servants when he locks his chests?

你们觉得你的同胞对你,带着武器骑行有什么看法,把门闩起来的时候,对同胞们是什么看法,把箱子锁起来时对自己的子女仆人是什么看法？

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