her for $500. So they did. Before he left, he told her that he did
not
have any cash with him, but that he would have his secretary write a
check and mail it to her, calling the payment “RENT FOR APARTMENT”.
On the way to his office he regretted what he had promised, deciding
that
the whole event was not worth the price. So, he had his secretary
send a
check for $250 and enclosed the following note:
Dear Madam, Enclosed find check in the amount of $250 for rent of
your
apartment. I am not sending the amount agreed upon because when I
rented the apartment I was under the impression that: 1) it had
never
been occupied; 2) that there was plenty of heat; 3) that it was
small
enough to make me cozy and feel at home. Last night, however, I
found
it had been previously occupied, that there was no heat, and it was
entirely too large.
Upon receipt of the note, the girl immediately returned the check
for
$250 with the following note: Dear Sir, First of all, I cannot
understand
how you expect a beautiful apartment to remain unoccupied
indefinitely.
As for the heat, there is heat if you know how to turn it on.
Regarding
the space, the apartment is, indeed, of regular size, but if you
don't
have enough furniture to fill it, please don't blame the landlady!
Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes…