Charlie Sloane's slate pencil, gorgeously bedizened with striped red and yellow paper, costing two cents where ordinary pencils cost only one, which he sent up to her after dinner hour, met with a more favorable reception.

查理·斯隆 (Charlie Sloane) 的石板铅笔，华丽地镶嵌着红黄相间的条纹纸，售价 2 美分，而普通铅笔只需 1 美分，晚饭后他寄给她，受到了更热烈的欢迎。