About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to __21__ too much money with me, so I __22__ the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for __23__．

    The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn't have any proof __24__ I had given the man the money. There was clearly __25__ left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.

    The lawyer __26__ me to return to the hotel with him and give __27__ hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. __28__ we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. __29__ I had the lawyer as an eyewitness(证人) to the __30__ hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not __31__ he knew nothing about it.

    Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer's plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the __32__ to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter __33__ I said, the clerk who kept my bill __34__ that he had given it to me. I said it was not __35__．The lawyer said to him, "I __36__ this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don't hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the __37__" Now the clerk felt quite __38__, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

    "I don't know __39__ to thank you enough for getting my money back," I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, "Oh, don't __40__ me. That will be one hundred dollars, please. "