[Marjorie at Seacote by Carolyn Wells]@TWC D-Link bookMarjorie at Seacote CHAPTER V 10/16
"How can anybody tell whether we answer truthfully or not ?" "I can tell," said Sandow, gravely.
"Whoever first answers it truthfully will get the prize." "But it's ridiculous," said King.
"In the first place, how much seashore do you mean? Only that here at Seacote, or all the Atlantic shore? Or all the world ?" Dick considered.
"I mean all the seashore in all the world," he said, at last. "Then that's silly, too," said Tom, "for how far does the seashore go? Just to the edge of the ocean, or all the way under ?" "All the way under," replied Dick, solemnly. "Then you really mean all the sand in all the world!" "Yes; that's it.
Of course, all the sand in all the world numbers a certain number of grains.
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