`` are you sad she died in the fire ? '' *the two letters are printed at the end of this book , reader . but she kept her gaze on his . there was yelling and whistles and a brass band playing in the town square . he had recognized it in himself . he 'd made it clear before how much he wanted her , and apparently time had n't changed a thing between them . do the other houses look like this one ? he was pretty sure the barrel was way too short for the piece to be legal . 