W: Did a lot of people attend the lecture
M: Well, yes and no.
W: What do you mean
M: You see, the classroom was quite full at the beginning. Almost all the seats were occupied. But after the short rest, almost one-third of the audience left.
W: Terrible! That was a very rude thing. I should have been there. I had told the students to behave themselves. I do hope Professor Black was not angry.
M: What do you mean He wasn’t even there.
W: What Professor Black did not come
M: No, his lecture is Thursday next week, not this Thursday.
W: Oh, yes, of course. How silly of me!
W: Did a lot of people attend the lecture
M: Well, yes and no.
W: What do you mean
M: You see, the classroom was quite full at the beginning. Almost all the seats were occupied. But after the short rest, almost one-third of the audience left.
W: Terrible! That was a very rude thing. I should have been there. I had told the students to behave themselves. I do hope Professor Black was not angry.
M: What do you mean He wasn’t even there.
W: What Professor Black did not come
M: No, his lecture is Thursday next week, not this Thursday.
W: Oh, yes, of course. How silly of me!
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs( 亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time soiling their products. A forger can’t go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil
A. There was a greater demand there than in America.
B. There was less chance of being discovered there.
C. Britain was Spring’s birthplace.
D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.
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