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On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief, make a pact before a small statue of the Chinese goddess of Destiny. The threesome agree to purchase a sweepstakes ticket and share whatever winnings might accrue.
Moreover, Oliver Giles, a man of seventeen, one of the dancers, who was enamoured of his partner, a fair girl of. thirty-three rolling years, had recklessly handed a new crown-piece to. the musicians, as a bribe to keep going as long as they had muscle. and wind. Mrs. Fennel, seeing the steam begin to generate on the.
Three strangers, each dealing with a serious problem, share a sweepstakes ticket which they wished upon together before a Chinese idol.
One of the main themes of the story “The Three Strangers” by Thomas Hardy is the superiority of justice over law. Technically speaking, the first stranger broke the law by stealing sheep.
