It can be your house！ Go on， Father， wish for thirty thousand pounds！'
Herbert stopped talking and his old father thought for a minute． The room was quiet and they could hear the rain on the windows．
Then Mr White took the monkey's paw in his right hand． He was afraid， but he looked at his wife and she smiled at him．
'Go on，' she said．
Slowly and carefully Mr White said，'I wish for thirty thousand pounds．'
Suddenly he gave a cry and Mrs White and Herbert ran to him