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"Do youa fireman?"

"Since I enty, ten years ago"

"Do you ever read any of the books you burn?"

He laughed "That's against the law!"

"Oh Of course"

"It's fine work Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'ean"

They walked still further and the girl said, "Is it true that long ago fire to start them?"

"No Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it"

"Strange I heard once that a long tio houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames"

He laughed

She glanced quickly over "Why are you laughing?"

"I don't know" He started to laugh again and stopped "Why?"

"You laugh when I haven't been funny and you answer right off You never stop to think what I've asked you"

He stopped walking "You are an odd one," he said, looking at her "Haven't you any respect?"

"I don'tIt's just I love to watch people too uess"