TOPIC: Suppose you were, Baron Hausberg, the millionaire. Explain how you got to know Hughie Erskine and what you did in return for the pound he gave you.
• Who you are and where you met Hughie
• How you felt when he gave you a pound.
• Why you gave him ten thousand pounds in return.
I’M BARON HAUSBERG. AS A MILLIONAIRE, I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE WHOLE OF LONDON. ONE DAY, I ASKED MY ARTIST FRIEND ALAN TREVOR TO PAINT ME AS A BEGGAR. AS HE WAS FINISHING THE PICTURE, A CHARMING YOUNG MAN WALKED INTO ALAN’S STUDIO. HE MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY SYMPATHETIC PERSON. SEEING SUCH A WRINKLE-FACED OLD MAN IN RAGS, HE PUT A POUND INTO MY HAND. I WAS STARTLED AT FIRST BUT SOON REALIZED THAT HE TOOK ME FOR A REAL BEGGAR.
LATER I LEARNED FROM ALAN ALL ABOUT THE YOUNG MAN’S STORY. HE WAS IN NEED OF MONEY BECAUSE HIS GIRLFRIEND’S FATHER WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO MARRY IF HE DID NOT POSSESS TEN THOUSAND POUNDS. DEEPLY TOUCHED BY THE YOUNG MAN’S KINDNESS, I DECIDED TO HELP HIM. THE FOLLOWING DAY I HAD A CHECK FOR £10，000 DELIVERED TO HIM AS A WEDDING GIFT.
