I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down. I had just lost 50 pounds
and I felt very upset.' I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not
there now.' The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 'Everyone's
losing money these days,' he said. He started to complain about this wicked
world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an
envelope on his desk. It contained 50 pounds. 'I found this outside this
gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still
some honesty in this world!'&