"Why, Tony, what on earth is going on in this house to-night? Is there a chimney on fire?"
"Chimney on fire!"
"Ah!" returns Mr. Guppy. "See how the soot's falling. See here, on my arm! See again, on the table here! Confound the stuff, it won't blow off--smears like black fat!"

"Why, Tony, what on earth is going on in this house tonight? Is there a chimney on fire? See how the soot's falling. See here, on my arm! And on the table here! Confound the stuff, it won't blow off - smears like black fat!"
