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"Did you hear it, Dory? " called Matt Randolph, as soon as he saw the light at the door of the other.
"Did I hear it? " replied Dory, who was cool enough to smile at the absurdity of the question, though it was nothing more than the introduction to the subject in the minds of both. "I could not very well help hearing it, though I sleep as soundly as a bullfrog in winter."