Delia kanet pianista sho8ayara. Gozha, Joe, kan fannan sho8ayar.
Kol wa7ed menhom kan byakhod doros: Joe ma3 modarres fan mash-hoor, w Delia ma3 pianist 3azeem men Germany. El modareseen beta3hom kano a7san nas, fa el doros kanet 8alya, aktar men elly homa y2daro yedfa3o, bas...lama bet7eb el fan beta3ak, mafesh 7aga keteer.
Bas ba3d shewaya el felos bada2et tekhlus, w mab2ash yenfa3 yedfa3o taman el doros.
Ba3daha b yom Delia raga3et el beit w 2alet l Joe enaha 2ablet ragel bento, Sally, 3ayza tet3alem piano, w hayedfa3 50 dollar fel sa3a.
"Delia," Joe 2al, "ana hab2a mabsoot aktar law kamelti el doros beta3tek." Delia 2alet mesh mohem. "Lama yeb2a ma3aya felos, hakamel." Bas Joe kaman 2arar yewa2af el doros beta3o, 3ashan yersem w yebee3.
Ba3d kam yom, Joe raga3 el beit w tala3 200 dollar men gebo b fakh-r. "2abelt ragel men Vermont," 2al, "eshtra wa7da men sowari. W 3ayez yeshtri kaman!"
Mab2ash 3andhom moshkela fel felos.
Ba3daha b yom, Joe raga3 el beit w shaf eed Delia malfoofa b bandage. Sa2alha eh elly 7asal. "Ah," Delia 2alet. "El telmiza beta3ti, Sally, talabet menni a3melaha 2ahwa. El 2ahwa we2e3 w 7ara2t eedi. Sally ra7et 3ala el saydaleya 3ala tool w gabet el bandage da."
"Delia, enti konti betshtag8ali eh fel osbo3een elly fato?" Joe sa2al. 7awlet matolo4 bas el demo3 nazlet. "Ya Joe, makansh 3andi ay talamiz, fa eshta8alt waitress f mat3am. Enaharda, 7ara2t eedi b mayya sokhna. Fa mesh ha2dar ashta8al tani. Bas lessa ma3ana felos men el ragel beta3 Vermont, mesh keda?"
Joe bos-laha. "Mafeesh ragel men Vermont," 2al. "Ana kont bashta8al f saydaleya, w enaharda 7ad geh yeshteri bandages l wa7da set 7ar2a eedha. Fa lama shoftek, 3araft."
El etneen de7ko.
[2esa men O. Henry--mo3adala]
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