“A whole one?” asked the other leisurely.
“I should prefer a room to myself,” said Tom. “What will it cost?”
“About fifteen dollars, I reckon.”
“Fifteen dollars a week,” said Tom, encouraged to find prices less than he anticipated.
The clerk laughed.
“I say, young chap, when did you arrive?” he asked.
“Just now.”
“I thought so. You don’t understand our prices. I meant fifteen dollars a day.”
“Is that your lowest price?” asked Tom in dismay.
“You said you wanted a whole room?”