A Clear Conscience
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Clear Conscience
The whole village soon
learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher,
had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office. Sam was sure
that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not
returned to him. Three months passed and then one morning, Sam found his wallet
outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half
the money had lost, together with a note which said: “A thief, yes, but only 50
per-cent a thief!” Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with a
note: “Only 25 per-cent a thief now!” In time, all Sam’s money was paid back in
this way. The last note said: “I am 100 per cent honest now!”
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