“Whew! just think of it! A whole million dollars!” exclaimed Tom. “Say, Herbert, how much is a million dollars? It must be a whoppin’ big pile, that’s what I think.”
“A million dollars—let me see, Tom, how I can explain it so that you will comprehend its——”
“So I will what?” interrupted Tom, doubtful of the meaning of the word “comprehend.”
Herbert made this clear, and then said:
“Now, Tom, you have a five dollar bill, and——”
“Yes, and it’s a new one, too, crisp as a ginger snap,” interrupted young Flannery.
“All right, then, a new five dollar bill. Now, suppose you had altogether twenty bills just like this one, you would have how much money?”
“Can you tell, Bob?” said Tom, grinning.
“Why, of course I can!” replied Bob, throwing his head back, proudly.
“Well, let’s see ef you can.”