About the author:
O. Henry, one of the short novel masters, brought new breath of American short novel so that his articles were long-standing prestigious and influenced all over the world. He observation and analysis to society and life is not deep, sometimes it is shallow. His life was not very smooth, always shared joys and sorrow with frustrated people, so he can express their complex emotions with unique way. Design of his articles is novel, language is humorous , and the ending of his short story is always beyond people’s exception. He was good at describing details and remake atmosphere, especially the night life
<Witches’ loaves>
Miss Martha kept the little bakery on the corner. Miss Martha was forty, her bank-book showed a credit of two thousand dollars, and she
possessed two false teeth and a sympathetic heart. Two or three times a week, a customer came in whom she began to take an interest. He was a middle-aged man, wearing spectacles and a brown beard trimmed to a careful point. He spoke English with a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and darned in places, and wrinkled and baggy in others. But he looked neat, and had very good manners. He always bought only two loaves of stale bread. From his surface, Miss Martha was sure that he was an artist and very poor and she confirmed her ides with a painting. Often when Miss Martha sat down to her chops and light rolls and jam and tea
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