A Clear Conscience

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[00:17.19]Lesson 45
[00:17.79]A clear conscience
[00:20.35]The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
[00:26.02]Sam Benton,the local butcher,
[00:28.64]had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
[00:33.69]Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers,
[00:39.20]but it was not returned to him.
[00:42.00]Three months passed, and then one morning Sam found his wallet
[00:47.02]outside his front door
[00:49.46]It had been wrapped up in newspaper
[00:52.14]and it contained half the money he had lost together with a note which said:
[00:57.94]'A thief,yes but only 50 per cent a thief!'
[01:03.00]Two months later,some more money was sent to Sam with another note:
[01:08.44]'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'
[01:11.96]In time,all Sam's money was paid back in this way.
[01:17.12]The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!'
 
How did Sam get his money back?