“Say, mother,” he said suddenly, “we can't do it. How much are you going to spend on your clothes?”
“All I need,” said his mother brightly.
“But how much?”
“I don't know.”
“How much did you spend last year?”
“Oh, never mind, Lawrence; that really does not matter.”
But the boy insisted. “Did you spend thirty-one dollars?” His mother laughed at him.
“Did you spend twenty?”
“No.”
“Did you spend fifteen?”