Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent him ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without giving back the money.
Bob didn’t see Jim for a year. And at that time he knew another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel(旅馆). So he went there to see him late in the evening.
When he got to Jim’s room, he saw his shoes near the door. “Well, he must be in,” he thought, and knock at the door. There was no answer. He knocked again, and said, “I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here.”
“I’ve gone out in my boots(靴子),” answered Jim.