TwoyearsaftertheFirstWorldWar(1914-1918)asmallgroupofsoldiersleftthearmyandreturnedtotheirhometowninFrance.Mostofthemlivedwellbutoneofthemwaspoor.HisnamewasClinton.OnceayeartheyhadsupperinBarton’shouse.Bartonwasveryrich.
OneeveningBartonshowedhisfriendsalargegoldcoinatthesuppertable.Thecoinwaspassedaroundandpraisedbyeveryone.Atthesametimetheyweretalkingandtalking.Theysoonforgotaboutthecoin.AftersupperBartonaskedforhiscoinbutnobodycouldtellwhereitwas.Itwaslost.Onemansaidthateveryonemustbesearched.Onebyonetheyturnedtheirpocketsinsideout.OnlyClintonrefusedhowever.“Ididn’tstealthecoinandIwillnotbesearched”hesaid.AfterthatpeopleturnedtheirheadsawayfromClintonwhentheymethim.Hegrewpoorer.Soonhiswifedied.
AfewyearslaterBartonhadhishouserepaired.Thelostcoinwasfoundunderthefloor.BartonfeltsorryandwenttoClintontoapologize.“But”heasked“youknewthecoinwasnotinyourpocket.Whydidyourefusetobesearched?”“BecauseIwasathief”Clintonanswered.“Mypocketswerefulloffoodatthattime.Ihadtakensomefoodfromthetabletocarrytomyhungrywifeandchildren.”
【小题1】Thestorytookplace________.
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