Jamrach said he would have to think of something else--Jumbo couldn't be had; the Zoo wouldn't part with that elephant.

Barnum said he was willing to pay a fortune for Jumbo if he could get him.

Jamrach said it was no use to think about it; that Jumbo was as popular as the Prince of Wales and the Zoo wouldn't dare to sell him; all England would be outraged at the idea; Jumbo was an English institution; he was part of the national glory; one might as well think of buying the Nelson monument.

Barnum spoke up with vivacity and said: "It's a first-rate idea.

I'll buy the Monument." Jamrach was speechless for a second.