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Mark Twain as you know，was famous in his days as public speaker．In his public speeches(演講) he always liked to tell funny stories．
He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends.One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare for him．
"But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and my fare．"Mark Twain said．The friend didn't know what to do．
"We can do this，"said Mark Twain，"We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the ticket，you can hide under my seat"．
Later，however，when the conductor come to check the tickets．Mark Twain gave him two tickets梠ne for himself and one for his friend．Then he explained in a loud voice．"My friend here is a strange man．When he travels on a train，he does not like to sit on the train．"People looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him．
Notes:
1．Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫(1835～1910) 美國小說家及幽默文學(xué)家
2．wallet (放鈔票用的)皮夾子
3．train fare 火車票
4．conductor 列車員
5．to check the ticket 查票
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