O'Henry - Gold and love. O'Henry - Gold and Love Love and Stomach about Henry read

Who will win the heart and stomach competition? Whose “love” will be stronger?

No matter how much poets praise the first (heart) from this list of contenders in their countless creations, it will still be difficult for him to overcome the second (stomach) in a real fight, in the great battle of fried eggs and beautiful female eyes, milk pudding and milky white teeth, well-done steak and red girlish cheeks! Don't believe me? Read O. Henry! Only he can write so appetizingly about love!

But no, this is not simple love, or a little different from the “love” that we are used to reading about in various romantic “little books” - this “love” has a completely different “consumer”. It is located a little away from the male heart, a little closer to the kidneys and liver. Real, “male” love for good-quality, appetizing... uh... goodies.

In general, open the menu (i.e. the text) and see for yourself: that I will list for you all the delights that we, men, love to see in front of us, sitting at the table and holding in our hands the two most important “instruments” of love, invented by mankind for its own pleasure... a knife and a fork!

What about women, the dissatisfied romantic will ask? How do they even tolerate this? However, you can find out whether they “tolerate” or not by reading this story. And love, the most “ordinary” one, will also be found there. Well, or not quite “ordinary”, but, let’s say, a little “a la carte”. For real gourmets.

Rating: 10

This story is simply a treasure trove of quotes. And its whole essence, the “cherry” on the cake of wit in the cream of irony, is in the last paragraph. And how good it is that among these “ruminant bipeds,” among men, there was at least one who finally, albeit in general terms, understood the mysterious women. How much easier life would be for us women if all men mastered this science.

But seriously, this is a great story, funny, really witty, but not overdone or too abstruse. O. Henry's light and energetic style, apt remarks and amusing irony over reality, although in general he is right.

Rating: 10

A story that deserves to be spoiled for quotes. It is written in very tasty language. The author saddled himself with his favorite topic: how to win the heart of a strong and independent woman. For a busy hack who sells counterfeit diamonds and patent kindling that doesn't always want to light up, this is not such a difficult task. Especially if he really has feelings for the lady and the habit of getting his way. In short, for O. Henry this is a win-win topic, which for me personally he has already demonstrated several times. The plot didn't disappoint either.

Girls, as everyone knows. They don't eat anything. According to the main character, they do this: from time to time they chew on something. Taking care of your figure requires sacrifice. But as a side effect, you start to not really like people who eat food that you shouldn't. The situation is very ordinary. But in the case of the main character of the story, everything turned out to be much more neglected, because the profession of a waitress means that you will look at men who eat a lot and deliciously very often. In fact, there is a completely rational explanation for the strange worldview of the main character: for her, eating food was something so unpleasant that the very fact of eating something was simply repressed in her head.

" This is a French term. Cupid- is the god of love, and " ALaCarte– recording food in a restaurant on the menu.” At your language level these books are very useful. Write down the words, underline the words, memorize them. And constantly watch these texts, review them.

“Jeff Peters was a man who traveled through the United States, selling cheap rings, bracelets, and other things of that kind – [ dʒefˈpi:təzwəz əmænhu:ˈtrævl̩dθru: рəju:ˈnaɪtɪdsteɪts, ˈselɪŋtʃi:prɪŋz, ˈbreɪslɪts, ənd ˈʌðə ˈθɪŋ z əv ðətkaɪnd]“Jeff Peters was a man who traveled around the United States selling cheap rings, bracelets and other such items.”

“Once he told me what happened to him at Guthrie, a small town in Oklahoma – [ wʌnshitəʊldmi: ˈwɒtˈhæpəndtu ɪm ətˈɡəθri, əsmɔ:ltaʊn ɪn ˌəʊkləˈhəʊmə]“One day he told me what happened to him in Guthrie, a small town in Oklahoma.”

““Guthrie was a book town,” Jeff Peters began his story, “and most of the difficulties of life there were due to the boom – [ˈɡə θriwəz əbʊktaʊn,dʒefˈpi:təzbɪˈɡæn ɪz ˈstɔ:ri, əndməʊst əv ðə ˈdɪfɪkəltɪz əvlaɪf ðəwəDJ:tə ðəbu:m]– Guthrie was a booming town (hence Russian word“the boom” came - a political boom, a monetary boom), - Jeff Peters began his story, - and most of the difficulties of life there were due to this boom (that is, the city was growing, but there were no living conditions).”

“You had to stand in line to wash your face – [ juhədtəstænd ɪnlaɪntəwɒʃjəfeɪs]“You had to stand in line to wash your face.”

“If it took you more than ten minutes to eat at a restaurant, you had to pay more money for the extra time – [ɪ f ɪttʊkjumɔ: ðənten ˈmɪnɪtstui:tət ə ˈrestrɒnt,juhədtəpeɪmɔ: ˈmʌnifə ðiˈekstrəˈtaɪm]“If it took you more than 10 minutes to eat at a restaurant, you had to pay extra money for the extra time.”

“If you slept on the floor in a hotel, you had to pay as much as for a bed – [ɪ fjuslept ɒn ðəflɔ:rɪnəˌhəʊˈtel,juhədtəpeɪəz ˈmʌtʃ əzfərəbed]“If you slept on a hotel floor, you had to pay the same as for a bed.”

“As soon as I came to the town I found a good place to eat – [ə zsu:nəz ˈaɪkeɪmtə ðətaʊn ˈaɪfaʊnd ə ɡʊdˈpleɪstui:t]– As soon as I arrived in the city, I found a good place to eat."

“It was a restaurant tent which had just been opened by Mr. Dugan and his family – [ɪ twəz ə ˈrestrɒnttentwɪtʃhəddʒəstbi:n ˈəʊpəndbaɪ ˈmɪstə ˈdəɡənənd ɪz ˈfæməli]“It was a food tent that had just been opened by Mr. Dugan and his family.”

“The tent was decorated with placards describing good things to eat: ‘Try Mother’s Home-Made Biscuits’, ‘Hot Cakes Like Those You Ate When a Boy’ and others of that kind – [ðə tentwəz ˈdekəreɪtɪdwɪð ˈplækɑ:dzdɪˈskraɪbɪŋɡʊdˈθɪŋ ztui:ttraɪ ˈmʌðəz ˈhəʊmmeɪdˈbɪskɪts,hɒtkeɪks ˈlaɪk ðəʊzjuetwenəˌbɔɪənd ˈʌðəz əv ðətkaɪnd]“The tent was decorated (hence the Russian “decoration”) with posters describing the goodies: “Try your mother’s homemade cookies,” “Hot pancakes like the ones you ate when you were a child,” and others in the same spirit.”

“Old man Dugan did not like to work – [əʊ ldmæn ˈdəɡəndɪdnɒtˈlaɪktəˈwɜ:k]“Old Dagen didn’t like to work.”

“All the work in the tent was done by his wife and his daughter – [ɔ:l ðə ˈwɜ:k ɪn ðə tent wəz dʌn baɪ ɪz waɪf ənd ɪz ˈdɔ:tə]“His wife and daughter did all the work in the tent.”

“Mrs. Dugan did the cooking and her daughter Mame waited at table – [ˈmɪsɪz ˈdəɡən dɪd ðə ˈkʊkɪŋ ənd hə ˈdɔ:tə ˈmeɪm ˈweɪtɪd ət ˈteɪbl̩]“Mrs. Dugan cooked, and her daughter, Mame, waited at tables.” Remember, they have " waiter- waiter" from the verb " wait- wait". How can it be translated literally? "Zhdun." And she was “waiting.”

“As soon as I saw Mame I knew that there was only one girl in the United States – Mame Dugan – [əz su: n əz ˈaɪ ˈsɔ: ˈmeɪm ˈaɪ nju: ðət ðəz ˈəʊnli wʌn ɡɜ: l ɪn ðə ju: ˈnaɪtɪd steafs - ˈmeɪm ˈdəɡən]“As soon as I saw Mame, I realized that there was only one girl in the whole United States - Mame Dagan.”

“She was full of life and fun... – [ʃi wəz fʊl əv laɪf ənd fʌn]“She’s full of life and fun...”

“No, you will have to believe me – “No, you’ll have to trust me.”

“Yes, there was no other girl like her – “Yes, there was no other like her.”

“She was the only one – [ʃi wəz ði ˈəʊnli wʌn]“She was the only one.”

“I began to come to the tent to eat when most of the customers had gone and there were not many people there – [ˈaɪ bɪˈɡæn tə kʌm tə ðə tent tu i:t wen məʊst əv ðə ˈkʌstəməz həd ɡɒn ənd ðə wə nɒt ˈmeni ˈpi:pl̩ ðeə]“I started coming to the tent to eat when most of the regular customers/clients had already left, and when there were few people.” Well, to stand out from the crowd so that she will notice him.

“Mame used to come in smiling and say: ‘Hello, Jeff, why don’t you come at meal-time?’ – [ˈmeɪm ˈju:st tə kʌm ɪn ˈsmaɪlɪŋ ənd ˈseɪ həˈləʊ, dʒef, waɪ dəʊnt ju kʌm ət ˈmi:ltaɪm]“Mame would usually (that is, regularly do this) come up with a smile and say: “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you come over during mealtime?”

“Every day I used to eat two or three dinners because I wanted to stay with Mame as long as possible – [ˈevri deɪ ˈaɪ ˈju:st tu i:t tu: ɔ: θri: ˈdɪnəz bɪˈkɒz ˈaɪ ˈwɒntɪd tə steɪ wɪð ˈmeɪm əz ˈlɒŋ əz ˈpɒsəbl̩]“I had the habit of eating two or three lunches every day because I wanted to be with her as long as possible.”

“Some time later another fellow began coming to eat after meal-time – “After a while, another guy started coming to eat outside of lunchtime.”

“His name was Ed Collier – “His name was Ed Collier.”

“He looked pleasant and talked very well – “He looked nice and spoke very well.”

“I liked him and sometimes after meals we left the tent together and talked – [ˈaɪ ˈlaɪkt ɪm ənd ˈsʌmtaɪmz ˈɑ:ftə mi:lz wi left ðə tent təˈɡeðər ənd ˈtɔ:kt]“I liked him, and sometimes after eating we would leave the tent together and talk.”

““I notice you like coming to eat after meal time,” I said to him one day – [ˈaɪ ˈnəʊtɪs ju ˈlaɪk ˈkʌmɪŋ tu i:t ˈɑ:ftə mi:l ˈtaɪm, ˈaɪ ˈsed tu ɪm wʌn deɪ]“I noticed that you like to come eat after dinner time,” I told him one day.” coming here is a gerund.

““Well, yes,” said Collier, “I don’t like the noise, that’s why I try to eat when nobody is in the tent.” – “Well, yes,” said Collier, “I don’t like noise, that’s why I try to eat when no one is there anymore.”

““So do I,” said I. “Nice little girl, don’t you think?” – [ˈsəʊ də ˈaɪ, ˈsed ˈaɪ. naɪs ˈlɪtl̩ ɡɜ:l, dəʊnt ju ˈθɪŋk]“Me too,” I said. “Cute little girl, don’t you think so?”

““Yes, Mame is a very nice girl, I have noticed that,” he said – “Yes, Mame is a very nice girl, I noticed that,” he said.”

"To tell you the truth,” I said, “I am in love with her.” – “To tell you the truth,” I said, “I’m in love with her.”

““So am I,” answered Collier, “and I am going to try to win her love.” – [ˈsəʊ əm ˈaɪ, ˈɑ:nsəd ˈkɒlɪə, ənd ˈaɪ əm ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə traɪ tə wɪn hə lʌv]“Me too,” Collier replied, “and I’m going to try to win her love.”

““Well,” I said, “we’ll see which of us will win the race.” – “Well, okay,” I said, “let’s see which of us will win this race.”

“So Collier and I began the race – [ˈsəʊ ˈkɒlɪər ənd ˈaɪ bɪˈɡæn ðə reɪs]“So Collier and I started the race.”

“We came to the tent to eat three or four times a day – “We came to the tent to eat three or four times a day.”

“The more we ate the more time we could spend in the tent – [ðə mɔ: wi et ðə mɔ: ˈtaɪm wi kəd spend ɪn ðə tent]“The more we ate, the more time we could spend in the tent.”

“And the more time we spent with Mame the more each of us hoped to win her – [ənd ðə mɔ: ˈtaɪm wi spent wɪð ˈmeɪm ðə mɔ:r i:tʃ əv əz həʊpt tə wɪn hə]“And the more time we spent with Mame, the more each of us hoped to win her.”

“She was very nice to both Collier and me and she waited on each with a smile and a kind word – [ʃi wəz ˈveri naɪs tə bəʊθ ˈkɒlɪər ənd mi: ənd ʃi ˈweɪtɪd ɒn i:tʃ wɪð ə smaɪl ənd ə kaɪnd ˈwɜ:d]“She was very nice to both of us, Collier and I, and served each of us with a smile and a kind word.”

“One evening in September I asked Mame to take a walk with me after supper – “One evening in September I asked Mame to take a walk with me after dinner.”

“We walked for some time and then I decided to open my heart to her – “We walked for a while, and then I decided to open my heart to her.”

“I made a long speech, telling her, that I had been in love with her for a long, long time; that I had enough money for both of us; that the name of Dugan should be changed for the name of Peters, and if she says not, then why not? – [ˈaɪ ˈmeɪd ə ˈlɒŋ spi:tʃ, ˈtelɪŋ hə, ðət ˈaɪ həd bi:n ɪn lʌv wɪð hə fər ə ˈlɒŋ, ˈlɒŋ ˈtaɪm; ðət ˈaɪ həd ɪˈnʌf ˈmʌni fə bəʊθ əv əz; - I made a long speech, telling her that I have been in love with her for a very long time, that I have enough money for us both that the name Dagen should be changed to the name Peters, and if she says no, then let her answer why not?

“Mama didn’t answer right away – [ˈmeɪm ˈdɪdnt ˈɑ:nsə raɪt əˈweɪ]“Mame didn’t answer right away.”

“Then she gave a kind of shudder and said something that surprised me very much – [ðen ʃi ɡeɪv ə kaɪnd əv ˈʃʌdər ənd ˈsed ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðət səˈpraɪzd mi: ˈveri ˈmʌtʃ]“Then she somehow shuddered all over and said softly, which surprised me very much.”

““Jeff,” she said, “I am sorry you spoke about it – “Jeff,” she said, “I’m sorry you said that.”

“I like you as well as other men who come and eat in our restaurant – [ˈaɪ ˈlaɪk ju əz wel əz ˈʌðə men hu: kʌm ənd i:t ɪn ˈaʊə ˈrestrɒnt]“I like you just as much as the other men who come to eat in our tent.”

“But I shall never marry anyone of you – “But I will never marry any of you.” How many Russian negatives do they have in a sentence? Three: “never”, “not on anyone”, “not”. How much do they have? One - never.

(Art.) A anyone?

(Ex.) And this is not a denial. This is negative noone. But we translated anyone How noone. And here it is written " marry– I’ll get married”, and we translate “I won’t get married”. This is what I told you about. One negation causes all other words to also be translated negatively.

“Do you know what a man is in my eyes? – [ dəjunəʊ ˈwɒtəmænz ɪnmaɪaɪz]“Do you know who a man is in my eyes?”

“He is a machine for eating beefsteak and ham-and-eggs, and cakes and biscuits – [ hiz əməˈʃi:nfərˈi:tɪŋ ˈbi:fsteɪk əndhæm əndeɡz, əndkeɪksəndˈbɪskɪts]“He’s a steak, ham and eggs, muffins and biscuits eating machine.”

“He is a machine for eating and nothing more – [ hiz əməˈʃi:nfərˈi:tɪŋəndˈnʌθɪŋ mɔ:]“He’s an eating machine and nothing else.”

“For two years I have watched them – “I’ve been watching them for two years.”

“Men eat, eat, eat – “Men eat and eat and eat.”

“A man is only something that is sitting in front of a knife and fork and plate at the table – [ə mæn z ˈəʊnli ˈsʌmθɪŋ ðət s ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn frʌnt əv ə naɪf ənd fɔ:k ənd pleɪt ət ðə ˈteɪbl̩]“A man is just something (she even took him as inanimate) that sits in front of a knife, fork and plate at the table.”

“When I think of men I see only their mouths moving up and down, eating, eating – “When I think of men, all I see is their mouths moving up and down, eating, eating.”

“No matter what they think of themselves, they are only eating machines – “It doesn’t matter what they think about themselves, they are just eating machines.” What's happened eating in this case? Gerund – “eating machine”.

“No, Jeff! I do not want to marry a man and see him at the table eating his breakfast in the morning, eating his dinner at noon and eating his supper in the evening – – No Jeff! I don’t want to marry a man and see him at the table eating his breakfast in the morning, eating his lunch at noon and eating his dinner in the evening.”

“Always eating, eating, eating!” – [ˈɔ: lweɪz ˈi:tɪŋ, ˈi:tɪŋ, ˈi:tɪŋ]“All the time eating, eating, eating.”

““But, Mame,” I said, “you are making a mistake – [ bʌt, ˈmeɪm ˈaɪ ˈsedju ə ˈmeɪkɪŋəmɪˈsteɪk]“But, Mame,” I said, “you are making a mistake.”

“Men don’t always eat.” – [ mendəʊnt ˈɔ:lweɪzi:t]“Men don’t eat all the time.”

““As far as I know them they do, they eat all the time – [ə zfɑ:rəz ˈaɪnəʊ ðəm ˈðeɪdu:, ˈðeɪi:t ɔ:l ðə ˈtaɪm]“That’s how I know them – they eat, they eat all the time.”

“No, I’ll tell you what I am going to do – [ nəʊ,aɪlteljuˈwɒtˈaɪəm ˈɡəʊɪŋtədu:]“No, I'll tell you what I'm going to do.”

“There is a girl named Susie Foster in Terre Haute – [ðə z ə ɡɜ:l ˈneɪmd ˈsʊziˈfɒstərɪn ˈterəˈhot]“There’s a girl in the town of Terry Haute named Susie Foster.”

“She is a good friend of mine – [ʃi z ə ɡʊd ˈfrend əv maɪn]“She’s my good friend.”

“She waits at table in the railroad restaurant – [ʃi weɪts ət ˈteɪbl̩ ɪn ðə ˈreɪlrəʊd ˈrestrɒnt]“She waits tables at the railroad restaurant.”

“Poor Susie hates men worse than I do, because the men at railroad stations do not eat, they gobble, as they have little time for their meals – “Poor Susie hates men even more than I do, because men don’t eat in railway restaurants, they eat because they don’t have much time to eat them.”

“They try to gobble and flirt at the same time – [ˈðeɪ traɪ tə ˈɡɒbl̩ ənd flɜ:t ət ðə seɪm ˈtaɪm]“They try to eat and flirt at the same time.”

“It’s terrible! – [ɪts ˈterəbl̩]- It's horrible!"

“Susie and I have made a plan – [ˈsʊzi ənd ˈaɪ həv ˈmeɪd ə plæn]“Susie and I came up with a plan.”

“We are saving money – “We collect (save) money.”

“When we save enough, we are going to buy a small cottage – “As soon as we save enough money, we are going to buy a small cottage.”

“We are going to live together in that cottage and grow flowers for the market – “And we are going to live together in this cottage and grow flowers for the market.”

“And as long as we live we are not going to let any man with an appetite come near our cottage – [ənd əz ˈlɒŋ əz wi ˈlɪv wi ə nɒt ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə let ˈeni mæn wɪð ən ˈæpɪtaɪt kʌm nɪər ˈaʊə ˈkɒtɪdʒ]“And as long as we live, we are not going to allow any man with an appetite to pass even close to our cottage.”

"Do girls never eat?" I asked – – Don’t girls ever eat? - I asked.”

““No, they don’t!” – [ nəʊ, ˈðeɪdəʊnt]“No, they don’t eat!”

“They nibble a little sometimes – [ˈð eɪ ˈnɪbl̩əˈlɪtlˈsʌmtaɪmz]“They bite a little sometimes.”

"That's all." – [ðæts ɔ:l]“And that’s all.”

““I thought they liked candy...” – [ˈaɪ ˈθɔ:t ˈðeɪ ˈlaɪkt ˈkændi]“But I thought they liked candy...”

““For heaven’s sake, change the subject,” said Mame – “For God’s sake, change the subject,” said Mame.”

This is a story to finalize at home.

Richard Rockwall, son of retired manufacturer Anthony Rockwall, has just returned home from college. The young man tells his father that there is one thing that money cannot buy - love. The father wonders why a handsome, educated young man cannot win the girl’s heart. The fact is that this society girl is very busy, her whole day is scheduled to the minute and she does not have time to meet with Richard, so he cannot declare his love to her and propose marriage. And tomorrow she is leaving for Europe for two years and he only has a few minutes to say goodbye to her.

The father puts his entire account at the disposal of his son, the aunt gives the family ring only so that Richard will be lucky in love.

At the appointed time, at the station, Richard catches his beloved Miss Lantry. He takes a cab and goes with her to the theater. On the way, they get stuck in a traffic jam due to a tram and a postal van. They were surrounded on all sides by a confusion of carriages and horses. After spending two hours in traffic, Richard declared his love to Miss Lantry and won her consent.

The next day a man came to Mr. Anthony Rockwall and showed him an estimate to pay for the wagons, cabs, teams, policemen, and everyone involved in the traffic jam. But the plump, naked boy with a bow and arrow was not there.

Summary O. Henry's story "Gold and Love"

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Gold and love

Gold and love

Old Anthony Rockwall, retired manufacturer and patent holder of Eureka Soap, looked out of the library window of his Fifth Avenue mansion and grinned. His neighbor on the right, aristocrat and clubman J. van Schuylait Suffolk-Jones, was getting into his waiting car, turning his nose up contemptuously at the soapy palazzo, the façade of which was decorated with sculpture in the style of the Italian Renaissance.

After all, he’s just an old bankrupt effigy, and what a lot of arrogance! remarked the former soap king. - It would be better to take care of your health, frozen Nesselrode, otherwise it will soon end up in the Eden Museum. Next summer I’ll paint the entire facade with red, white and blue stripes - then I’ll see how he wrinkles his Dutch nose.

And then Anthony Rockwall, who had disapproved of phone calls all his life, walked up to the library door and yelled, “Mike!” with the same voice that once almost burst the sky over the Kansas prairies.

Tell my son to come see me before leaving home,” he ordered the servant who came to the call.

When young Rockwall entered the library, the old man put down his newspaper and, looking at him with an expression of good-natured severity on his full, ruddy, wrinkle-free face, ruffled his gray mane with one hand, and rattled the keys in his pocket with the other.

Richard, how much do you pay for the soap you use to wash yourself? asked Anthony Rockwall.

Richard, who had just returned home from college just six months ago, was a little surprised. He had not yet fully comprehended his father, who could do something unexpected at any moment, like a girl at her first ball.

I think it's six dollars a dozen, Dad.

What about the suit?

Usually sixty dollars

“You are a gentleman,” Anthony said decisively. “They told me that young aristocrats throw down twenty-four dollars for soap and more than a hundred for a suit.” You have no less money than any of them, and yet you stick to what is moderate and modest. I myself wash with old Eureka - not only out of habit, but also because this soap is better than others. If you pay more than ten cents for a bar of soap, then they charge you extra for bad perfume and wrapper. And fifty cents is quite decent for a young man of your age, your position and fortune. I repeat, you are a gentleman. I've heard it takes three generations to make a gentleman. This was how it used to be. And now with money it turns out much easier and faster. Money has made you a gentleman. Yes, I’m almost a gentleman myself, by God! I'm no worse than my neighbors - just as polite, pleasant and accommodating as those two arrogant Dutchmen on the right and left who can't sleep at night because I bought the land between them.

There are things that money can’t buy,” young Rockwall remarked rather gloomily.

“No, don’t say that,” objected the offended Anthony. - I always stand for money. I read the entire encyclopedia through and through: I kept looking for something that cannot be bought for money; so this week I will probably have to take on additional volumes. I'm for money against everything else. Well, tell me what money can't buy?

First of all, they cannot introduce you to high society, answered the wounded Richard.

Wow! can't they? - thundered the defender of the roots of evil. - You better tell me where all your high society would be if the first of the Astors did not have enough money to travel in third class?

Richard sighed.

“That’s why I’m saying this,” the old man continued more softly. - That's why I asked you to come in. Something is wrong with you, my boy. It's been two weeks now that I've been noticing this. Well, come clean. In twenty-four hours I can sell eleven million in cash, not counting real estate. If your liver is not in order, then the "Tramp" is steaming at the pier and will take you to the Bahamas in two days.

Almost got it right, Dad. This is very close to the truth.

Yeah, so what's her name? - Anthony noted shrewdly.

Richard began to pace up and down the library. The uncouth old father showed enough attention and sympathy to earn his son’s trust.

Why don't you propose? - asked old Anthony. - She will be glad, dear. You have money and good looks, you are a nice fellow. Your hands are clean, they are not stained with Eureka soap. True, you went to college, but she won't look at that.

“It never happened,” Richard sighed.

“Arrange it so that it is,” said Anthony. - Take her for a walk in the park or take her on a picnic, or else walk her home from church. Happening! Ugh!

You don't know what light is, dad. She is one of those who turn the wheel of the secular mill. Every hour, every minute of her time is distributed many days in advance. I can’t live without this girl, dad: without her, this city is no better than a rotten swamp. But I can’t write to her - I’m simply not able to.

Well, here's another! - said the old man. “With the resources I give you, can’t you get a girl to devote an hour or two of her time to you?”

I've put it off for too long. The day after tomorrow at noon she leaves for Europe and will stay there for two years. I'll see her tomorrow evening for a few minutes. She is currently visiting her aunt in Larchmont. I can't go there. “But I’m allowed to meet her tomorrow evening at Grand Central Station for the eight-thirty train.” We'll gallop down Broadway to the Wallock Theater, where her mother and the rest of the party will be waiting for us in the lobby. Do you really think that she will listen to my confession in these six minutes? Of course not. What is the opportunity to explain yourself in the theater or after the performance? No! No, dad, it's not that simple, your money won't help. Not a single minute of time can be bought with cash; If it were possible, the rich would live longer than others. There is no hope of speaking to Miss Lantry before she leaves.

“Okay, Richard, my boy,” Anthony answered cheerfully. Now go to your club. I'm very glad it's not your liver. Just don’t forget to burn incense on the altar of the great god Mammon from time to time. You say money can't buy time? Well, of course, you can’t order eternity to be wrapped in a piece of paper and delivered to your home for such and such a price, but I myself saw what kind of calluses old Chronos rubbed on his heels while walking through the gold mines.

That evening, Aunt Ellen, meek, sentimental, old, as if overwhelmed by wealth, came to see Brother Anthony, who was reading the evening newspaper, and, sighing, began talking about the suffering of lovers.

“I’ve already heard all this from him,” Brother Anthony answered, yawning. - I told him that my current account is at his service. Then he began to deny the benefits of money. He says that money won’t help him. As if social etiquette could not be dislodged even by a whole team of millionaires.

Richard Rockwall, son of retired manufacturer Anthony Rockwall, has just returned home from college. The young man tells his father that there is one thing that money cannot buy - love. The father wonders why a handsome, educated young man cannot win the girl’s heart. The fact is that this society girl is very busy, her whole day is scheduled to the minute and she does not have time to meet with Richard, so he cannot declare his love to her and propose marriage. And tomorrow she is leaving for Europe for two years and he only has a few minutes to say goodbye to her.

The father puts his entire account at the disposal of his son, the aunt gives the family ring only so that Richard will be lucky in love.

At the appointed time, at the station, Richard catches his beloved Miss Lantry. He takes a cab and goes with her to the theater. On the way, they get stuck in a traffic jam due to a tram and a postal van. They were surrounded on all sides by a confusion of carriages and horses. After spending two hours in traffic, Richard declared his love to Miss Lantry and won her consent.

The next day a man came to Mr. Anthony Rockwall and showed him an estimate to pay for the wagons, cabs, teams, policemen, and everyone involved in the traffic jam. But the plump, naked boy with a bow and arrow was not there.

Option 2

Anthony Rockwall, a wealthy manufacturer who patented his product, a soap called “Eureka,” is outraged by the expression of arrogance on the face of aristocrat J. van Schuylite Suffolk Jones, who was getting into his car right under his window. Old Man Rockwall loudly calls his son Mike for a frank conversation. He wonders how much the young man spends on soap and suits.

The father was satisfied with his answers. The old man was against extravagance, but he was sure that money would turn any Mr. into a true gentleman. Why isn't his son, or even himself, a gentleman? Then old man Rockwall asked why his son had been sad for several days now. Having learned the name of the one who settled in his son’s heart, the father advised him to explain his feelings to the girl and get married. He is sure that his son is a worthy match for any beauty. But Richard doesn't think so.

He is sure that no amount of money can buy love. He thinks that the girl’s busyness will prevent him from explaining himself properly and winning her heart. The only chance is the road to the theater, but it will only take 6 minutes, and this is not enough for a serious conversation. If he does not propose marriage to her on this day, then the girl will leave for Europe for two years, and he will not see her again. Having learned from his son the reason for his bad mood, old man Rockwall left to go about his business. Aunt Ellen took Richard's mother's gold ring out of its case and gave it to him for good luck. Richard tried to put it on his finger, but the ring didn’t fit and he put it in his pocket. Richard then takes a cab and goes to the station to pick up Miss Lantry. He goes to the theater with her.

On the way, his mother’s ring falls out and he asks the cabman to stop. Picking up the ring, he returns to Miss Lantry, but suddenly there is a traffic jam on the road. Two hours spent in traffic was enough for Richard to propose to Miss Lantry and she agreed. Auntie is pleased that the ring brought Richard happiness. And only old Rockwall knows the price of the cork that Mr. Kelly created at his request.

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