A pack of banknotes worth 55,000 pounds had been taken from the chief cashier's table, while he was writing the receipt of three shillings and sixpence.

总出纳员在写一张三先令六便士的收据时，一叠55000英镑的钞票被人从总出纳员的柜台上拿走了。

Panchu was not excessively pleased—was there then no such thing as charity on earth? And when my master asked him to write out a receipt for the money, he felt that this favour, demanding a return, was hardly worth having.

盘初倒是高兴不起来——这世上难道就没有施舍这回事吗？而当我师父让他开一张收据的时候，他觉得这种要求回报的人情，实在不值得。