One of the most famous humorists in world literature, O. Henry created a unique panorama of American life at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, in grotesque situations, he conveyed the contrasts and paradoxes of his era, which opened up space for people with business acumen, whom the game of chance raises to the top of success, then throws to the very bottom of life. "Well, how's the shirt, Sam? All right?" asked Mrs. Weber, without getting up from the swing, in which she comfortably sat under a Virginia oak tree, taking with her, so as not to get bored, a cheap booklet in a paper cover. "Surely, Martha," said Sam in a suspiciously soft voice. Beauty, to what all fit one to one . At first, I was able to make noise, to scandalize that, they say, there are no buttons, and then I see that the loops are also all torn apart, so it makes no sense to be upset because of the buttons.