The Lottery Ticket
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- Ivan Dmitrich, a middle-class man who lived with his family on an income of twelve hundred a year and was very well satisfied with his lot, sat down on the sofa after supper and began reading the newspaper.
- "I forgot to look at the newspaper today. Look and see whether the list of drawings is there."
- Ivan Dmitritch had no faith in lottery luck, and would not, as a rule, haveconsented to look at the lists of winning numbers, but now, as he had nothingelse to do and as the newspaper was before his eyes, he passed his fingerdownwards along the column of numbers.
- "Series 9,499, number 26."
- "Yes, it is... What is the number?"
- And immediately, as though in mockery of his scepticism, no further than the second line from the top, his eye was caught by the figure 9,499! Unable to believe his eyes, he hurriedly dropped the paper on his knees without looking to see the number of the ticket, and, just as though some one had given him a douche of cold water, he felt an agreeable chill in the pit of the stomach; tingling and terrible and sweet!
- Masha, 9,499 is there!
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