麻煩復述英語故事Paul's case (II)~
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Paul was a student with a lot of problems.He hated school.He didn't like living with his family on Cordelia Street in the industrial city of Pittsburgh.Paul wanted to be surrounded by beautiful things.He loved his part-time job as an usher at the concert hall.He helped people find their seats before the concert,then he could listen to the music and dream of exciting places.Paul also spent a lot of time at the local theater.He knew many of the actors who worked there.He used to do little jobs for them and they would let him see plays for free.Paul had little time left for his studies.So he was always in trouble with his teachers.Finally,Paul's teachers complained again to his father.His father took him out of school and made him take a job in a large company.He would not let Paul go near the concert hall or the theater.
Paul did not like his job as a messenger boy.He began to plan his escape.A few weeks later,Paul's boss Mr.Danny gave Paul a large amount of money to take to the bank.He told Paul to hurry because it was Friday afternoon.He said the bank would close soon and would not open again until Monday.At the bank,Paul took the money out of his pocket.It was 5,000 dollars.Paul put the money back in his coat pocket and he walked out of the bank.He went to the train station and bought a one-way ticket for New York City.That afternoon,Paul left Pittsburgh forever.The train traveled slowly through a January snowstorm.The slow movement made Paul fall asleep.The train whistle blew just as the sun was coming up.Paul awoke,feeling dirty and uncomfortable.He quickly touched his coat pocket.The money was still there.It was not a dream.He really was on his way to New York City with 5,000 dollars in his pocket.
Finally,the train pulled into central station.Paul walked quickly out of the station and went immediately to an expensive clothing store for man.The salesman was very polite when he saw Paul's money.Paul bought two suits,several white silk shirts,some silk ties of different colors.Then he bought a black tuxedo suit for the theater,a warm winter coat,a red bathrobe and the finest silk underclothes.He told the salesman he wanted to wear one of the new suits and the coat immediately.The salesman bowed and smiled.Paul then took a taxi to another shop where he bought several pairs of leather shoes and boots.Next,he went to the famous jewelry store Tiffanies and bought a tiepin and some brushes with silver handles.His last stop was a luggage store where he had all his new clothes put into several expensive suitcases.
It was a little before one o'clock in the afternoon when Paul arrived at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.The doorman opened the hotel's glass doors for Paul and the boy entered.The thick carpet under his feet had the colors of a thousand jewels.The lights sparkled from crystal chandeliers.Paul told the hotel clerk he was from Washington D.C.he said his mother and father were arriving in a few days from Europe.He explained he was going to wait for them at the hotel.