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Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table
for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When
I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his
work.。
My wife said to me，quietly，“That，s his ninth cup of tea today.”But she said loudly,
"It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.”I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL
One dining table June 10，1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint（油漆） 1.50
Work，8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00
Total（总计） 36.50
When I was lookin
for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When
I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his
work.。
My wife said to me，quietly，“That，s his ninth cup of tea today.”But she said loudly,
"It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?"
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill.”I said.
Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：
BILL
One dining table June 10，1995
Cost of wood 17.00
Paint（油漆） 1.50
Work，8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00
Total（总计） 36.50
When I was lookin
作者妻子请木匠做桌子，桌子做好了，很漂亮，木匠递过来一个单子，总价26.5，由于木匠错把当天的日期，10日，也当成数字加了进去，所以总数变成了36.5.
作者巧妙地提醒了他，木匠改正了过来、。