The Pearl And The Fur by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Short summary

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Gwen finds an expensive mantle in a cab and returns it to the mistress. She gives the girl a reward and Gwen gives all the money to the cab driver.

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Gwen and her friend dream of going on a trip, but there is no money for it.

The friend suggests that Gwen take a trip to New York City with her class.

There, the girls are given a few hours of free time. Gwen drives around the city and is about to return in a cab driven by a young driver. In the car, she finds an expensive mantle.

Together with the cab driver, they return it to its owner, a rich aristocrat. The cab driver is kicked out.

Gwen the aristocrat offers to choose a reward for the returned mantle — a large sum of money or a cruise in her company. The girl dreams of traveling, but chooses money to share the reward with the cab driver.

Gwen finds the young driver. He tells her he has lost his job. Gwen gives the boy all the money she received from the aristocrat.

Even though she didn’t go on the trip, she did an honest and noble deed.