英语翻译
A man named Grant once found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house.He burnt most of these.Grant did not like old things very muck.But he kept a letter this time; at the bottom of it was the name of a well-known writer.
"When this letter was written,"said.Grant,"no one knew about this writer.But now everyone reads him.Some people like to buy letters like this.I may be able to get a lot of money for this letter if I sell it to the right inan."
But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter.Grant did not like these.
"It doesn't look nice,"he thought."No one will want to buy a letter if it's dirty.I'll have to clean it first."
So he took a piece of cloth and some water and started to work,with a lot of care.When at last he finished,the letter looked new.Grant was very pleased with what he had done.
He took the letter to a shop where old papers of this kind are bought and sold.
"I want to sell this letter," Grant said to the man in the shop."It was written by a famous wirter.You know about these things .How much will you pay for it?"The man looked at the letter for along time.
"Only two pounds!"said Grant."But you should pay a lot more for a leanr like this.And just look?
I've even cleaned it so that it looks nice."
"I can see that," said the man." That's the trouble.People who boy old papers like them to be dirty!"