Frank R. Stockton · 1881 · B1 · ≈ 17 min
A Piece of Red Calico
Глава 6 — Turkey red after all
She then copied all this into a little book. Then she gave the piece of paper, the money, and the Turkey red cloth to the yellow-haired girl. This girl copied the information into a little book she carried. Then she went away with the calico, the paper and the money.
After a very long time, the girl came back, bringing the money I was owed and the package of Turkey red calico. I returned to my office, but had time for very little work the rest of the day. When I reached home I gave the package of calico to my wife. She opened it and declared, "Why, this doesn't match the piece I gave you!"
"Match it!" I cried. "Oh, no! It doesn't match it. You didn't want that matched. You were mistaken. What you wanted was Turkey red — third counter to the left. I mean, Turkey red is what they use."
My wife looked at me in surprise, and then I told her my troubles.
"Well," said she, "this Turkey red is much nicer looking than what I had. You've got so much of it that I don't have to use the other at all. I wish I had thought of Turkey red before."
"I wish from the bottom of my heart you had," said I.