A few days later the man returned and said that his wife had liked the peral so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and puality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made."Can you possibly give me any advice on how to get hold of such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regrefully relied,"I would say it's virtually impossible to find an exact drplicate of that pearl."

　　The milionaire insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspaper, and offered$25,000 for the maching pearl.Many people ansered the ad, but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jewler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his amazement, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. "I don't like to part with it, " she said sadly. "I daid sadly. "I inherited it from my mother inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers, But I really need the money."

　　The jeweler was quick to pay the old lady befor she changed her mind. Then he called the millionair's hotel to tell him the good news. The millionaire, however, was nowhere to be found.

　　why?

　　The "millionaire" and the old lady were thieves who worked together. The "duplicate" pearl that she sold to the jewler was actrally the same one the "millionaire" had bought.

　　几天后，这位男士又来到店里，他说，他妻子很喜欢那串珍珠，想再买一串，大小和质量都要一模一样的，因为她要做一对耳环。 男士说：“你能告诉我如何弄到这些珍珠吗？” 珍宝遗憾地回答说，“要找到完全一模一样的那是根本不可能的。”

　　这位百万富翁建议珠宝商在报上登广告，他愿意花25，000美元来配齐这对珍珠。许多人对广告作出反应，但无人有那一模一样的珍珠。正当珠宝商失去指望时，一位瘦小的老妇人来到他的店里，使他惊奇的是，她从钱包里拿出了一串完美无瑕的珍珠，“我并不想让他离开我，”她悲哀地说，“这是我继承我母亲的遗产，我母亲又是从她母亲那儿继承来的，但我真正需要钱。”

　　在老妇人还没改变主意前，珍宝上很快就给老妇人付了钱。然后他打电话到旅馆找那个百万富翁，告诉他消息，可是百万富翁已不知去向。

　　百万富翁和那老妇人是伙骗子。她卖给珠宝商的那串一模一样的珍珠实际上就是百万富翁已买去的那串。