Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 151 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Paying Off Deep Waters, Part 2. Produced by David Widger "Paying Off" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story set in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the experiences of a night-watchman who reflects on his nature of helping others, often to his disadvantage. The story touches on themes of trust, foolishness, and the consequences of one's actions, all presented through Jacobs' characteristic wit and engaging prose. The plot follows the night-watchman as he is unwittingly drawn into a scheme involving a fellow worker, George Tebb, who entrusts him with a box containing £25. As the watchman goes to a pub with George, he becomes the target of two drunken sailors who ultimately rob him of the box. When George confronts him for the loss, he is subjected to mockery and the ultimatum of repaying the money at a rate of five shillings a week. The story culminates in a twist, revealing that the watchman may have never even seen the money he was supposedly safeguarding, exposing the ridiculousness of his trusting nature and the folly of his situation. Through this comedic turn of events, Jacobs illustrates the pitfalls of naivety and misplaced trust in human interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 47599 2025-08-05T08:00:53.606700 text/html 43596 2020-12-25T21:48:24 text/html 205550 2025-08-05T08:00:55.445685 application/epub+zip 204328 2025-08-05T08:00:53.920708 application/epub+zip 66109 2025-08-05T08:00:53.742684 application/epub+zip 239144 2025-08-05T08:00:56.628672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231771 2025-08-05T08:00:55.223695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92400 2022-09-05T13:26:52.153823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38487 2025-08-05T08:00:53.460699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18846 2024-10-28T18:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39916 2020-12-25T21:48:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20335 2025-08-05T08:00:56.798660 application/rdf+xml 18191 2025-08-05T08:00:53.818683 image/jpeg 3199 2025-08-05T08:00:53.780672 image/jpeg 192840 2020-12-25T21:48:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 15249 2020-12-25T21:48:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 193313 2025-08-05T08:00:53.621674 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia