"Yes, sir."
"What sort of paper did you use for it?"
"Newspaper. Oh, I know! I laid it yesterday morning with some old rubbishy stuff I found on your floor, sir."
"Old rubbishy stuff you found on my floor!" cried Mr. Pilgrim. "What do you mean, girl?"
"I was lighting your fire yesterday morning, sir, and found I'd used up all my paper, so I got some out of your waste basket. There was a dirty lot of rubbishy paper lying on the floor beside it, so I took that as well, and used it up for my morning fires."
"How many fires did you lay with it altogether?"
"Your two, sir, this one, and the one in the hall."
"Then this is the only one of the lot that wasn't lit yesterday?"
"Yes, sir. I hope it wasn't anythink important that I used."
Mr. Pilgrim sat down.