Gretchen entered into a contract with Matt. He paid her $2500, and she promised to edit a book that Matt was writing. After completing slightly more than half of the job, Gretchen received an offer to act in a play on Broadway. Since acting had always been her dream, she pleaded with Matt to let her go to New York without finishing her editing. She also asked if she could keep the $2500 that she received from him, because she needed a lot of money to move. Since Matt was fond of Gretchen, he agreed. She then sold all her things, including the computer she used for her editing, and moved to New York. A week later, when Matt learned that Gretchen was acting in Cats, a Broadway play that he disliked very much, he changed his mind, and now insists that Gretchin must fulfill the rest of her contractual obligations. Gretchen refuses to do so.

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