每天读一篇英语小故事：The Wedding Gift (1)

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　　Ray’s wedding had gone off without a hitch. Everyone seemed to have had a
good time. A few people had too good of a time; they went home with designated
drivers. All evening, the gift table remained unguarded. Who would steal
anything, Ray thought. He had never heard of such a thing happening at a
wedding. But his best friend Aaron said there was a first time for everything.
He strolled out regularly from the inside festivities to check on the gift
table, making sure no one suspicious was hanging around it.
        　　Ray and Julia went on a 3-week honeymoon to Italy right after the wedding.
When they got back, they opened all the gifts and sent out thank you notes. But
there was one problem. A married couple that used to be good friends had
apparently given nothing. This surprised Julia, because Walt and Mary said they
were thrilled to be invited. And, they actually seemed to have had a great time
at the wedding. Frankly, Ray didn’t even care if they hadn’t given a gift. He
just needed to know whether to send a thank you note. Ray called Aaron. Aaron
said maybe Walt had left an envelope on the gift table like Aaron had. “Yes, but
we got your envelope with the cash inside,” Ray said.
        　　“Maybe my envelope looked too thin, and some thief thought Walt’s envelope
looked nice and fat.”