‘WHY ARE YOU SPENDING SO LONG ON THOSE ACCOUNTS

27. ‘Why are you spending so long on those accounts?’ I asked.‘Because I can't make them balance,’ he said. ‘I seem to be 13$ short; and that means that I'll have to put in 13$ of my own money to make it up.’‘Would you like me to go through them and see if I can find a mistake?’ I said.‘No,’ he said, ‘but I'd like you to lend me 13$.’