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B,The Model Millionaire Oscar Wilde Weave In Have youever felt a strong desire to help somebody even though you didn't have a lot to share? What did you do in that situation? Share...

B,The Model Millionaire Oscar Wilde Weave In Have youever felt a strong desire to help somebody even though you didn't have a lot to share? What did you do in that situation? Share your experiences with the class. Read Hughie Erskine had every accomplishment except that of making money. He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months. He had been a tea-merchant for a little longer, but had soon tired of pekoe and souchong.timately, he became nothing but a delightful, ineffectual young man. hin He liked Laura Merton, the daughter of a'retired Colonel. The Colonel was very fond of Hughie, but would not hear of any engagement. he coudt moke ingney "Come to me, my Boy, when you have got ten thousand pounds of your own, and we will see about it," he used to say. One morning, HughieErskine dropped in to see a great friend of his, Alan Trevor, who was an artist. He was a strange rough fellgw. with a freckled face and ared ragged beard. When Hughie entered Trevor's studio, he found him putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of abeggar-man. The beggar himself was standing on a raised platform in acorner of the studio. He was a wizened old man, with a face like wrinkled parchment, and the most piteous expression. Over his shoulders was flung a coarse brown cloak_all tears and tatters; his thick boots were patched and cobbled, and with one hand he leant onarough stick, while with the other he held out his battered hat for alms.) pekoe: high quality black tea made from wizened: shrivelled, showing signs of age young leaves souchong: /fine black variety of tea native to parchment: an old, stiff, thin piece of paper used China to write in the olden times ineffectual: not producing any significant or cobbled: repaired, mended desired result freckled: having small pale brown spots battered: damaged by age and repeated use "Poor old chap!" said Hughie, "how miserable he looks! But Isuppose, to you painters, his face is his fortune?" "Certainly," replied Trevor, "you don't want a beggar to look happy, do you? "How much does amodel get for a sitting?" asked Hughie. "Ashilling an hour." frame-maker wanted to speak Alter some time, aservant came in and told Trevor that the to him. could not Trevor left. The old beggar-man looked so forlorn and wretched that Hughie had. All he could find was a help pitying him andfelt in his pockets tosee what money he the sOvereign into SOvereign and some coppers. He walked across the studio and slipped the beggar's hand. forlorn: feeling lonely and unhappy sovereign: an old British gold coin Wretched: felt sick or unhappy coppers: change; copper coins that do not have much value  The old man started and afaint smile flitted across his withered lips, "Thank you, Sir," he said, "thank you" done. Just then, Trevor returned and Hughie took his leave, blushinga little at what he had That night Hughiestrolled into the Palette Club and found Trevor sitting by himself. "Well, Alan, did you get the picture finished all right?" he asked. "Finished and franed, my Boy!" answered Trevor, "and, by-the-bye, you have made a about yoU - conquest. That old model you saw is quite devoted to you. I had to tell hím all whoyou are, where you live,what your income is, what prospects youhave. Naw he knows all about the colonel, the lovely Laura, and the £10,000, dear Boy," said Trevor, "You told that old beggar all my private affairs?" cried Hughie, "My Europe." smiling, "that old beggar, as you call him, is one of the richest men in "What on earth do you mean?" exclaimed Hughje. in the studio was Baron Hausberg. He "What Isay," said Trevor. "The old man you saw today a beggar." gave me acommission amonth ago to paint him as Hausberg!" cried Hughie. "Good heavens! I gave him a sovereign!" and he sank into "Baron an armchair, the picture of dismay. a sovereign!" shouted Trevor, and he burst into a roar of laughter. "I think you "Gave him said Hughie sulkily, "and not have let me make such a fool of might have told me, Alan," myself." about with, Hughie" said Trevor, "it never entered my mind that youwent "Well, to begin distributingalms in that reckless way." said Hughie. "What a duffer he must think me!" brought Hughie a card on which was written, 'Monsieur The next morning, the servant Baron Hausberg'. Gustave Naudin, de la part de M. le to for an apology," said Hughie to himself.and he told the servant "Isuppose he has come show the visitor up. a spectacles and grey hair came into the room, and said, in An old gentleman with gold Erskine?" 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