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根据以下材料回答题 RobertSpring,a19thcenturyforger(伪造者),didwellinhisjobthathewasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.SpringwasborninEnglandin1813andarrivedinPhiladelphiain1858toopenabookstore.AtfirsthemadesomemoneybysellinghissmallbutrealcollectionofearlyUSautographs(亲笔签名).Discoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwriting,hebegantolearnthesignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklinandwritethemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Toreducethechanceofbeingdiscovered,hesenthisworkstoEnglandandCanadaforsale.
Forgershaveadifficulttimesellingtheirproducts.Aforgercan'tgotoarespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodon'thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaystomaketheirworkslookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbookstousetheagedpaperofthetitlepage,andtheytreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.
AftertheCivilWar,Britainwasstillfondofthesouthernstates,so,Springinventedare-spectableladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral"StoneWall"Jackson.
ForseveralyearsMissFanny'smoneyproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersbelong-ingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.AllthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringdyinginpoverty.
WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada? A.TherewasagreaterdemandtherethaninAmerica.
B.Therewaslesschanceofbeingdiscoveredthere.
C.BritainwasSpring'sbirthplace.
D.ThepriceswerehigherinEnglandandCanada.
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