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 Almania. Modarresenhom kano a7san nas, fa el doros kanet 8alya, aktar men elly homa y2daro 3aleh, bas...lama bet7eb el fan beta3ak, mafesh 7aga keteer.
Bas el felos bada2et tekhlus, w mab2osh y2daro yedfa3o taman el doros.
B3daha b yom Delia rg3et el beit w 2alet l Joe enaha 2ablet ragel bento, Sally, 3ayza tet3alem piano, w hayedfa3 50 dollar fel sa3a.
"Delia," Joe 2al, "ana hakoon as3ad law kammelti el doros beta3tek." Delia 2alet mesh mohem. "Lama yeb2a m3aya felos, hakammel." Bas Joe kaman 2arrar yew2af el doros beta3o, w yersem w yebe3.
B3d kam yom, Joe raga3 el beit w betaba7 tala3 200 dollar men gebo. "2abelt ragel men Vermont," 2al, "eshtra wa7da men sowari. W 3ayez yeshteri tani!"
Mab2osh me7tagin ye2la2o 3ala el felos.
B3daha b yom, Joe raga3 el beit w shaf eid Delia malfoofa b bandage. Sa2alha eh elly 7asal. "Ah," Delia 2alet. "El telmiza bta3ti, Sally, talabit menni a3melaha 2ahwa. El 2ahwa we2e3 w 7ara2t eidy. Sally ra7et 3ala el saydalia 3ala tool w gabit el bandage da."
"Delia, enti konti betshtag8ali eh fel osbo3en elly fato?" Joe sa2al. 7awlet matolo4 bas el demo3 nazlet. "Ya Joe, makonte4 la2ya talaba, fa e4ta8alt waitress f mat3am. Enaharda, 7ara2t eidy b mayya sokhna. Fa mesh ha2dar a4ta8al tani. Bas lessa m3ana felos men el ragel beta3 Vermont, mesh keda?"
Joe bos leha. "Mafish ragel men Vermont," 2al. "Ana kont ba4ta8al f saydalia, w enaharda 7ad geh ye4teri bandages l wa7da set 7ar2a eidha. Fa lama 4oftek, ba2a, khament."
El etnein de7ko.
[2esa men O. Henry--mo3adala]
Kateb el 2esa howa   _  .
Joe Delia O. Henry Sally