\"It\'sthewaywe\'retaughtatschool，\"hehazarded，genially。
\"Inallthearithmeticssixbeatsfive，andsevenbeatssix。\"
\"They\'rewrong，\"Thorpedeclared，andthenconsentedtolaughinagrudging，doggedwayathisfriend\'sfacialconfessionofpuzzlement。\"WhatImeanis——what\'sthegoodofpilingupmoney，whileyoucan\'tpileuptheenjoymentsitwillbuy？Whatwillamilliongiveyou，thatthefifthofit，orthetenthofit，won\'tgiveyoujustaswell？\"
\"Aye，\"saidSemple，withagleamofcomprehensioninhisglance。
\"Soyou\'vecometothatframeofmind，haveyou？