The average person would have kept it. Or sold it.
But when Julie Geisler discovered that she had inherited an 80-year overdue book that belonged to the Boston Public Library, she returned it. The book, a first printing edition of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, was valued at between $15,000 and $75,000.
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/213/region/First_edition_Darwin_book_retu:.shtml
At a time when everyone seems to be out for themselves, it’s nice to see someone do the right thing for no reason other than because it’s the right thing to do. (In an interview on NPR, Geisler said the Boston Public Library agreed to waive the $1.50 maximum overdue fine for the book *grin*)
owlrigh
*grin*
This sort of thing makes me feel happy with the world. There aren’t too many folks who would have returned that book, definitely … hurrah for honesty.