It's a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear．Usually，when asked"Can you spare some
(1) ？"I've been struck with a feeling of
(2) if I passed by without giving a coin or two．
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a
(3) in Venice in 2006．I was sitting in a quiet cafe．Outside the cafe on the street was an old woman on her knees，
(4) ．A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something，but I noticed he was also
(5) the woman．
She knelt motionlessly，her head almost touching the ground，a worn blanket providing little
(6) against the cold．The sight was especially
(7) when compared with the signs of the
(8) city around her．
A tourist group hurried along the street，
(9) at the woman and walked on．Another group of tourists arrived，but again，walked past her．The backpacker watched．Then，as I prepared to leave，I stopped at the sight of the backpacker
(10) and placing some money in the woman's cup．He did this rather
(11) ，just before the arrival of another tourist group．I watched as the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup．With the young man
(12) the way，other tourists followed suit．
The young backpacker
(13) this process in front of the next tour party going past．Once again，the subtle peer（同伴）pressure
(14) on the tourists，who all added coins to the cup．His work done，the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said，"I hope that helps a bit．"
I placed some money in the woman's cup and
(15) my tour，lighthearted after witnessing such a smart act of caring．