Then the hautboy trolled out’
“‘He that goes to bed, goes to bed sober
Falls as the leaves does’
Falls as the leaves does’in October.’”
“Someone must ha’ done it,” observed the clarionet.
“Of course some one did,” said Pepperill, “and when folk begin yarnin’ lies, you ain’t got to go far to find the evil-doer.”
“That’s true,” was the chorus.
“And no one was at the Cellars at the time but one or two persons,” said the clarionet.
“One was Jason Quarm,” said Pasco; “and burnt he was not, as was proved by the constable.”
“I don’t know,” said the second fiddle. “The fire was so tremendous hot, and lasted so tremendous long, it would ha’ burned a fatter man nor Jason Quarm.”