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QUESTION ANSWERED.
“Where is the fire?” asked Mrs. Partington of a
fireman, from an upper window, as the bells were waking
the night with their clangor.
“In —,” was the ungallant response, naming the
hottest title of perpetual warmth. “Dear me!” said
the old lady, not comprehending him; “is it so far off?
I wish it was nearer for your sake! But he 'll get
there soon,” she muttered to herself, “if he goes on as
he does now;” and she went to sleep again, invoking
blessings on the guardians of public safety.
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