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1883年,一名苏格兰青年吉米·麦格雷戈背井离乡,吃尽千辛万苦,来到南非开普敦附近的小镇克里普德利夫特。在他濒于绝境时,杂货铺老板默威借给了他一些钱。吉米用这些钱置备了一些必要的工具前往钻石产地。临行前,吉米对默威感激涕零,签下契约:如果发现钻石,他不仅将如数归还借款,而且还会将找到的钻石与默威平分。到了目的地之后,吉米感到大失所望,原来那里并不象他原来想象的那样容易找到钻石。很多人满怀希望而来,双手空空而归。吉米经过
In 1883, a Scottish youth, Jimmy McGregor, left their hometown and exhausted all their efforts to reach Krip Deplitt, a small town near Cape Town, South Africa. When he was on the verge of extinction, grocer Mawe lent him some money. Jimmy uses the money to buy some of the necessary tools to get to the diamonds. Prior to his departure, Jimmy grateful to Murray, signed the contract: If you find diamonds, he will not only return the loan in full, but also to find the diamond and Mercury equally. After arriving at his destination, Jimmy felt disappointed, and there was not as easy to find diamonds as he had imagined. Many people come with hope, hands empty. Jimmy passed