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film, the fire. The oogah-oogah call to volunteer
firemen summoned from the top of Town Hall. Among
the volunteers, the selectman Cecil Hedgerow and Luke
Packer's father, Jerry, already clung in careful
nonchalance to the side of the bright polished truck. A
co-fighter, Limus Barnum, had missed the rallying horn.
Except for William Bredforet, who paid no
attention, and Coleman Sniffell, who wore wax earplugs
to bed, and Mrs. Jack Strummer, who was sedated,
and Sid and Kate, who were trying a new rear-entry
position that required their full concentration, few
Dingleyans were able to sleep through the noise of the
battle.
Winslow Abernathy in pajamas and robe was
standing by his front window to watch the screaming
red engines clatter past when he heard Prudence Lattice
call his name as she hit at his door. In a panic of tears
and agitation, the tiny woman told him that Maynard
Henry, "that man," had barged into her home, set her
aside, and taken Chin Lam. "His wife," the lawyer
reminded Miss Lattice. But she shook her head, her
fingers tremulous on his silk sleeve, and told him that