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古銭の謎The Mystery of the Old Coin
Kosen no Nazo
by 野村 胡堂 · Nomura Kodō
JLPT N1Short Story
A mysterious old coin leads to a clever and humorous investigation.
About this story
About this storyA gentleman pays his bill with only antique coins, puzzling a café waitress.
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Read a sample in Japanese一「別ぴんさん勘定だよ、……こんなに多勢居る娘さんが、一人も寄り付かないのは驚いたネ、せめて、勘定だけは取ってくれよ」とてもいい心持そう。珍々亭のスタンド前、一番人目に付こうという場所を一人占めにして、一人の老紳士が太平楽を極めて居ります。「ヘエ百八十五円頂戴いたします」そういうのは、十七八の女給、「百八十五円？ それは安い、八百五十円の間違いじゃあるまいネ」胡麻塩になった山羊髭を喰い反らした人の好さ相な顔を、女給の鼻の先へヌッと突出します。「間違いなんかいたしません、百八十五円ン」事面倒と見て、切口上にまくし立てる女給の前へ、かくしから掴み出した、金銀銅銭をザラリと撒いて、「サア、この中から好きな丈け取ってくれ」「アッ」
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Source
SourceThis text comes from Aozora Bunko (青空文庫), the volunteer-run library of Japanese writing that is out of copyright. See this work on Aozora Bunko
Base edition (底本): 「野村胡堂探偵小説全集」作品社
2007（平成19）年4月15日第1刷発行
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