The Rent
 
 

A young man met a beautiful girl and agreed to spend the night with
her for $500.  So they did. Before he left, he told her that he did not
have any cash with him, but that he would have his secretary write a
check and mail it to her, calling the payment as "RENT FOR APARTMENT."

On the way to his office he regretted what he had done, deciding that
the whole event was not worth the price.  So he had his secretary send
a check for $250 and enclosed the following note:

    Dear Madam,

    Enclosed find check in the amount of $250 for rent of your apartment.
    I am not sending the amount agreed upon, because when I rented the
    apartment, I was under the impression that: 1) it had never been
    occupied; 2) that there was plenty of heat; 3) that it was small
    enough to make  me cozy and at home.

    Last night, however, I found out that it had been previously
    occupied, that there wasn't any heat, and that it was entirely too
    large.

Upon receipt of the note, the girl immediately returned the check
for $250.00 with the following note:

    Dear sir:

    First of all, I cannot understand how you expect a beautiful
    apartment to remain unoccupied indefinitely. As for the heat, there
    is plenty if you know how to turn it on.  Regarding the space, the
    apartment is, indeed, of regular size, but if you don't have enough
    furniture to fill it, please do not blame the landlady.
 

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