The expression "to break the bill" or to "change the bill" is used to describe the action of giving smaller bills or coins (change) for a larger bill. In the excerpt, we can see the character is surprised at the amount of money he is being asked to change. He keeps staring as the bank-note the narrator is reaching toward him, but does not touch it. He thinks of himself as common clay, as an ordinary man who wouldn't dare touch something so valuable. In comparison to that note, the food the narrator has just eaten in the man's restaurant is just a trifle. It is of little value or no importance. He sees the narrator now as someone who deserves respect for being rich, even though plays larks, he does tricks with no intention of harming anyone.
The expression "to break the bill" or to "change the bill" is used to describe the action of giving smaller bills or coins (change) for a larger bill. In the excerpt, we can see the character is surprised at the amount of money he is being asked to change. He keeps staring as the bank-note the narrator is reaching toward him, but does not touch it. He thinks of himself as common clay, as an ordinary man who wouldn't dare touch something so valuable. In comparison to that note, the food the narrator has just eaten in the man's restaurant is just a trifle. It is of little value or no importance. He sees the narrator now as someone who deserves respect for being rich, even though plays larks, he does tricks with no intention of harming anyone.
Explanation: In this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note", the tiles and the boxes to form correct pairs are matched above. In this short story, Henry presents the £1,000,000 Bank-Note to the man who has served him in the restaurant. This man cannot believe his eyes because there are only two £1,000,000 Bank-Notes and one has already been used. He thinks that an ordinary man cannot handle such a bill and doesn't give change to Henry saying that that small amount can be left for some other time. The man supposes that being dressed as a homeless is because he is playing tricks on people.
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