0ur village carpenter, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.
0ur
village
carpenter
,
John
Hill
,
came
one
day
and
made
a
dining
table
for
my
wife
.
He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.
He
made
it
just
the
right
size
to
fill
the
space
between
the
two
window
.
When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his job.
When
I
got
home
that
evening
,
John
was
drinking
a
cup
of
tea
and
writing
out
his
bill
for
his
job
.
My wife said to me quietly, "That's his ninth cup of tea today."
My
wife
said
to
me
quietly
,
``
That
's
his
ninth
cup
of
tea
today
.
''
But she said in a loud voice, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?"
But
she
said
in
a
loud
voice
,
``
It
's
a
beautiful
table
,
dear
,
is
n't
it
?
''
"I'll decide about that when I see the bill," I said.
``
I
'll
decide
about
that
when
I
see
the
bill
,
''
I
said
.
John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.
John
laughed
and
gave
me
his
bill
for
the
work
.
I read:
I
read
:
One dining table 10thNovember, 2011
One
dining
table
10thNovember
,
2011
Cost of wood $17:00
Cost
of
wood
$
17:00
Paint $1.
Paint
$
1
.
50
50
Work, 8 hours ($1 an hour) $8.
Work
,
8
hours
(
$
1
an
hour
)
$
8
.
00
00
Total $36.
Total
$
36
.
50
50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, "It's been a fine day, hasn't it?
When
I
was
looking
at
the
bill
,
John
said
,
``
It
's
been
a
fine
day
,
has
n't
it
?
Quite sunny."
Quite
sunny
.
''
"Yes," I said.
``
Yes
,
''
I
said
.
"I'm glad it's only the 10thof November."
``
I
'm
glad
it
's
only
the
10thof
November.
''
"Me, too," said John, "you wait--it will be a lot colder by the end of the month."
``
Me
,
too
,
''
said
John
,
``
you
wait
--
it
will
be
a
lot
colder
by
the
end
of
the
month
.
''
"Yes, colder--and more expensive!
``
Yes
,
colder
--
and
more
expensive
!
Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?"
Dining
table
will
be
$
20
more
expensive
on
November
30th
,
wo
n't
they
,
John
?
''
John looked hard at me for half a minute.
John
looked
hard
at
me
for
half
a
minute
.
Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes?
Was
there
a
little
smile
in
his
two
blue
eyes
?
I gave his bill back to him.
I
gave
his
bill
back
to
him
.
"If it's not too much trouble, John," I said, "Please add it up again, You can forget the date-------"
``
If
it
's
not
too
much
trouble
,
John
,
''
I
said
,
``
Please
add
it
up
again
,
You
can
forget
the
date
--
--
--
-
''
I paid him $26.
I
paid
him
$
26
.
50 and he was happy to get it.
50
and
he
was
happy
to
get
it
.
0ur village carpenter, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his job.  My wife said to me quietly, "That's his ninth cup of tea today." But she said in a loud voice, "It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?" "I'll decide about that when I see the bill," I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:  One dining table 10thNovember, 2011  Cost of wood $17:00  Paint $1. 50  Work, 8 hours ($1 an hour) $8. 00  Total $36. 50  When I was looking at the bill, John said, "It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny."  "Yes," I said. "I'm glad it's only the 10thof November."  "Me, too," said John, "you wait--it will be a lot colder by the end of the month."  "Yes, colder--and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?"  John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.  "If it's not too much trouble, John," I said, "Please add it up again, You can forget the date-------"  I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.