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of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the
kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later
Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his
wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction (拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered
for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid (出价). Before the
auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist.
Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled (敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer
read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders...except one-the old servant who had served the son
and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the
bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from
the will: "Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection." Then the auction was over.
B. a master of art
C. an art collector
D. an art dealer
B. He saw that no one bid for it.
C. He knew the content of the will.
D. He found it cheap for him to buy.
B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son
D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth
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