Then he freed it, looking straight ahead.

A soft flush grew in Joanne's cheeks.
"Do you care a great deal for riches ?" he asked.

"Does the golden pot at the end of the rainbow hold out a lure for you ?" He did not realize the strangeness of his question until their eyes met.

"Because if you don't," he added, smiling, "this adventure of ours isn't going to look very exciting to you." She laughed softly.
"No, I don't care for riches," she replied.

"I am quite sure that just as great education proves to one how little one knows, so great wealth brings one face to face with the truth of how little one can enjoy.