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I disagree. Giving nothing but thanks is the only appropriate response. And doing the right thing without expectation of reward is the only appropriate behavior. But how much would have been the "correct" amount? Is it proportional to the amount returned? What if he had turned in the bag without opening and therefore didn't know what he was returning. Does this diminish his just reward?
But that was how I was raised. I once asked my mom why I didn't get money for good grades like most of my friends. "Because you're just doing what you're supposed to," was her response.
Also not mentioned is the relationship of the money to the woman (for example, maybe taking the day's receipts for a store to the bank). It may very well not have been hers to be giving it away as thanks.
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