"More importantly, inside that building is a precious diamond, worth much more than the building itself”
Yitzy stared at the large yellow envelope in Mr. Blum’s hand. He almost stopped breathing as Mr. Blum opened the envelope and took out Mr. Greenbaum’s letter. Mr. Blum held up the letter, cleared his throat loudly, and began to read.
“If my attorney, Mr. Blum, is reading you this letter, it means that Yitzy has won the Mishnayos competition, and has not gotten a hundred on his math test.”
Wow! Yitzy thought to himself. I don’t believe it. Mr. Greenbaum actually thought that I could win the competition all along.
“Yes,” continued the lawyer, “I’m sure that right now, Yitzy is feeling very surprised that I believed he could win the competition.”
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