“THE NEXT MORNING. I INVESTED THOSE TEN CENTS IN TWO APPLES. I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY POLISHING THEM AND SOLD THEM AT 5:00 PM FOR 20 CENTS. I CONTINUED THIS SYSTEM FOR A MONTH, BY THE END OF WHICH I’D ACCUMULATED A FORTUNE OF $1.37.”
“THEN MY WIFE’S FATHER DIED AND LEFT US TWO MILLION DOLLARS.”