TED. Then say two years ago.

CASE WORKER. You sold _all_ your father's books?

TED. I still have the family Bible, a set of Shakespeare with the
marginal notations made by father while he was at Oxford, and a few
others.

CASE WORKER. How much do you consider those books worth?

TED. I consider them invaluable.

CASE WORKER. But you must set a value upon them.

TED. Why?

CASE WORKER. Because if you own anything worth two hundred dollars
you are not eligible for relief.

TED. I have nothing worth that to anybody but me.

CASE WORKER. You say you quit selling these books about two years
ago.

TED. Yes.

CASE WORKER. How have you lived since then?

TED. Chiefly on borrowed money.