I have been to the far West

    "Very well, sir."     "You have been quite a traveler."     "Yes, sir; I have been to the far West."     "And met with some success, I am told."     "Yes, sir; I raised money enough to get home."     "I hear you brought home a few hundred dollars."     "Yes, sir."     "Oh, well," said the squire patronizingly, "that's good beginning."     "It must seem very little to a rich man like you, squire."     "Oh, no!" said the squire patronizingly. "You are a young man. I shouldn't wonder if by the time you get as old as I am you might be worth five thousand dollars."     "I hope so," answered Mr. Pettigrew demurely.     "By the way, you have brought a young man with you, I am told."     "Yes."     "I should like to make his acquaintance. He is rich, is he not?"     "I wish I was as rich."     "You don't say so! About how much do you estimate he is worth?"     "I don't think it amounts to quite as much as a quarter of a million. Still, you know it is not always easy to tell how much a person is worth."