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"About a hundred pounds, sir."



"Is that all? For that little sum you make such a fuss?"



"We have to keep our accounts balanced, sir " stammered the man behind the window.



"If you want to keep your accounts balanced, you could have given the owner of this account credit
for a hundred pounds, couldnтАЩt you?"



"Yes, sir, we do that in general, but in this particular case we were instructed to close out this account
after paying out the total amount that was in it."
 "ThatтАЩs all right then. IтАЩll be satisfied with whatever sum you have in that account, provided you donтАЩt
make me wait more than five minutes."After Adams got the money he left the area as fast as he could. He
took the Underground to Picadilly Circus, where he got out and went shopping on Regent Street for all
the things he needed. He had dinner at the airport in Croydon. To the waiter who was serving at his
table, he appeared to be a very nervous and distrustful person. "Tell me, waiter, how long will it take? I
must catch that jet to Tokyo."



"Your plane leaves at 1345, sir. You still have more than an hour and a half till then. You will have no
difficulty whatsoever finishing your meal. We serve very promptly here."



Homer G. Adams did not seem quite convinced of that. He turned to a gentleman at the next table and
called out with a loud voice, "Pardon me, sir. Are you taking the jet to Tokyo too? I mean the jet that
leaves at 1345."



The man examined him and replied, "Sorry, IтАЩm leaving at 1320, but not for east Asia."



"Excuse me," mumbled Adams.