Here's a short story:

Our village carpenter , John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job. 

My wife said to me quietly, "It's his ninth cup of tea today." But she said in a loud voice, "It is a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?" 

"I will decide about that when I see the bill, " I read: 

One dining table, 10 November, 1989. 

Cost of wood: $17.00 

Paint: $1.50 

Work: 8 hours ($1 an hour) $8.00 

Total: $36.50 

When I was looking at the bill, John said, "It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny." "Yes," I said, "I'm glad it is only the 10thof November." 

"Me, too," said John. "You wait. It'll be a lot colder by the end of the month." 

"Yes, colder.... And more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?" John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him. 

"If it isn't too much trouble, John," I said, "Please add it up again and you can forget the date." 

I paid him $26.50and he was happy to get it. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: How much did he pay for the table?
Guess: $26.50

Question: Was the carpenter angry about that?
Guess: No

Question: Was it less than he billed?
Guess: Yes

Question: By how much?
Guess: $10.00

Question: Was there an addition error?
Guess: Yes

Question: What did the carpenter mistakenly add to the priuce?
Guess: Too many man hours

Question: What day of the month was it?
Guess: The 10th

Question: What did the man joke would be different at the end of the month?
Guess: $20 more expensive

Question: On which date?
Guess: on November 30th

Question: If that were true, how much more would a table be on the 20th?
Guess: $10.00

Question: Does the carpenter have green eyes?
Guess: No

Question: What color?
Guess: blue

Question: What's the carpenter's name?
Guess: John Hill

Question: Who was the table for?
Guess: The wife

Question: Why couldn't they just buy any table from a store?
Guess: They wanted it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows.

Question: Did the husband come home in the afternoon?
Guess: No

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: How many beverages did the worker partake in that day?

Nine