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Once I went to a railway station near New York.I 1 t o take the night train there. 2 of people were pushing into the 3 train.I found a railway official and asked him if I could get a place in a sleeping car, 4 he said sharply, “No, you can't.The train is full.Don't 5 me any more.”
I was 6 indeed.I said to the friend who was with me, “He talked to me like this 7 he doesn't know that I am a famous writer.If he knew…”But before I could 8 my sentence my friend said,“ Don't be 9 .How could that help you? Whoever you are, there are no 10 seats on the train.” I was 11 he was wrong, so I went up to the same official again and told him that I was Mark Twain.But he only replied, “I told you not to trouble me any more.”
Just then I 12 a young porter in a sleeping car looking at me.He whispered(低語)something to the train conductor, and that conductor came over to me and said very 13 , “Do you need help, sir?” “I 14 do” I answered.
The porter took our boxes and we got on to the train.When the porter saw we were comfortably 15 in our places, he said, “Now, Is there anything you want, sir? Because you can have whatever you 16 .”
After the porter had 17 , my friend looked ashamed(羞愧的).He said, “I am 18 I said those things to you just now…” Just then the porter came again and said, “Oh, sir, I 19 you immediately.” “Really?” I said happily.“Of course,” he said, “I recognized you the 20 I saw you and told the conductor that you are Mr.Smith, the mayor(市長)of New York City.”