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2、ssiblygiveusaroomhere?”thehusbandaskedTheclerk,afriendlymanwithawinningsmile,lookedatthecoupleandexplainedthattherewerethreeconventionsintown.”Allofourroomsaretaken”,theclerksaid,”ButIcan’tsendanicecouplelikeyououtintotherainatoneo’clockinthemorning,W
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8、C.Boldt,Thisyoungclerkneverforesawtheturnofeventsthatwouldleadhimtobecomethemanagerofoneoftheworld’smostglamoroushotels.1.ThepurposeoftheauthorwritingthisstoryistoA．givepeopleagoodlaughB．coversomefactsC．promotethebusinessofWaldorf-AstoriaHotel
