He never let his boys go to town after tea, so if there were errands to be done, he or Mrs.Morris went.

The town was bright and lively that evening, and a great many people were walking about and looking into the shop windows.
When we came home, I went into the kennel with Jim, and there I slept till the middle of the night.

Then I started up and ran outside.

There was a distant bell ringing, which we often heard in Fairport, and which always meant fire.
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