04 A present from a stranger(16)

‘To have the pleasure，'I said．
　　‘To have the pleasure of a lady 's company，’he nodded，giving the impression of a man glad to pass on a message ocrrectly .
　　‘Well！'said my sister，pleased．‘She could have sent that message earlier，but better late than never．And what did she give the boy？’
　　‘Nothing，'said Joe firmly，stopping Mrs Joe from speaking by raising his hand．‘What she gave，she gave to his sister，Mrs J．Gargery．That' s what she said．Didn't she，Pip？’
　　‘And how much did she give？asked my sister，laughing．She was actually laughing！
　　‘What would you say to ten pounds？’ asked Joe．
　　‘Not bad，'said my sister．
　　‘It's more than that．What would you say to twenty pounds？’ ‘That's good！'said my sister， ‘Well，here you are，it s twenty-five pounds！'said Joe de－lightedly，handing the bag to my sister．
　　“敬请，”我说。
　　“敬请一位夫人出席，”他点点头，通过一句合适的祝词，给了一个男人高兴的印象。
　　“喂！”我姐姐高兴地说，“她可以早一点送这个祝福，不过，晚送总比不送好。她给这个孩子什么了？”
　　“什么也没给，”乔马上说，他举起手阻止乔夫人说话。“她给了什么，她给他姐姐的，乔•葛吉瑞夫人，那是她说的，是吗？匹普。”
　　“她给了多少？”我姐姐大笑起来问道，她确确实实在大笑！
　　“你说给了10镑怎么样？”乔问道。
　　“不错，”我姐姐说。
　　“那比这更多呢，你说给20镑怎么样？”
　　“那太好了！”我姐姐说。
　　“喂，你听好，这是25镑！”乔高兴地说，把钱袋递给我姐姐。