Mr. Jones fatah mahal fi Aston 3ashan yebe3 wara2 ketaba w arsas w hagat zay keda. fel shahr el awel, nas 2alila awi zaret el mahal. maba3sh keter, w kan shayef eno haykhsar felos.
Lela wahda, Mr. Jones kan 2a3ed gamb el nar w kan 2ale2 ba3d yom wehesh tany. fag2a galo fekra. lab piece of wood w katab 3aleha el e3lan da bel khat el 3areed:
"EH RA2YAK ANA BAWZE3 ARSAS W WARA2 W HEBR BELASH"
Hat el e3lan 2odam shebbak el mahal 2abl ma ynam. nam ahsan men el 3ady el lela di.
Tany yom, nas ketir gat el mahal. Mr. Jones 2al good morning lihom kolohom b ebtesama gededa w sa2al awel set 3ayza eh.
Heya khtaret shwayit wara2 ketaba w arsas. awel ma hathom fi edha, laffet 3ashan temshi men el mahal.
"Talatin cents law samaht," 2al.
"Leh?" sa2alet mestagh3raba.
"Da se3r el wara2 wel arsas."
"Bas el e3lan beta3ak by2ol eno belash," radet 3aleh.
"La2 khales," 2al, "ezay ha3mel felos law kol haga belash?"
Khadeto barra w wareto el e3lan "da 8alat kaman," 2alet. "fen 3alamet el estfham ba3d kelmet 'ra2yak'?"
"Mafish 3alamet estfham," 2al.
"Bas elmafrod yeb2a fi wahda."
"Ana asef bas enti 8altana," Mr. Jones 2al. "Enti 2arety el e3lan 8alat."
"Abadan," 2alet el set. "El e3lan sahel 2awy. by2ol: Eh ra2yak? Ana bawze3 arsas w wara2 w hebr belash!"
"La2," Mr. Jones 2al. "Elmafrod te2reeh keda: _ Wel egaba 3al so2al: Tab3an la2! Fa lazem ted3fely talatin cents, fahma?"
Mr. Jones kan hasess ezay fel lela di 3ala el arghah?
Wa2e2 men nafso. Hasess bel zanb. Motawatter. 2ale2.