Two coats

The ship was at the end of its long journey, and the people were looking over the side. They were waiting to get off. A very rich woman in the ship was talking to a an near her.. She had two big cotas. She put on one of them because it was a cold day. She carried the other coat over her arm.
 "If you take two coats like those into the country," said the man, "you'll have to pay a lot of money. How much did you give for that coat over your arm?
"Only three hundred pounds," she said.
"Three hundred! You'll have to pay about a hundred pounds when you take that into England. They always let anyone take one coat like that. But not two! No. You may seel the other if you have two.
 The rich woman walked away to the other side of the ship. There she saw a woman whom she knew. She took her to a quiet part of the ship. No one else could hear her when she spoke.
" Will you do something for me?" asked the rich woman quietly. " I have two big coats, as you can see. But I mustn't take two into England. Everyone may take one, and you haven't got a coat like this, have you?"
" No," said the other. She was not a rich woman.
 " Good. Will you put this coat on? Then it will look like your coat. They'll le you take it into England. You'll not have to pay anyhting, because you haven't another. Will you do that for me?"
 The other woman put the coat on. She liked it. It was very beautiful. She never had a coat like it in her life.
 " Remember!" said the rich woman. " Don't tell anyone about the coat. Don't say anything about our talk and don't look at me. Just get off the ship and take the coat with you. Then, when we're in the train, you can give it back to me."
 The two women got off the ship and showed their things to the men who were opening bags and looking inside. The men let each woman take one coat. There was no troble.
 When eveyone was in the train, it started on its way to London. The rich woman found the other and said, " Thank you very mucj. You've been very kind. Now you can give me back my coat."
 " Your coat? " cried the other. " What are you talking about? This Is my coat, and I'm not going it to you or to anyone else."


 What could the rich woman do?