And when the firemen turned off the hose and were standing in the wet, smoky room, Jim's Aunt, Miss. Prothero, came downstairs and peered in at them. Jim and I waited, very quietly, to hear what she would say to them. She said the right thing, always. She looked at the three tall firemen in their shining helmets, standing among the smoke and cinders and dissolving snowballs, and she said, "Would you like anything to read? . Dylan Thomas
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The firemen didn’t know what to say. They were standing in the smoky room, the water was turned off and they were still wet. The room smelled of smoke and heat. Jim’s Aunt Miss Prothero came downstairs and asked if they would like anything to read.

They could have said no but instead said yes. Instead of just standing there, quietly waiting for them to leave, she offered them something to read, something that would take their mind off standing around in the smokey room.

Source: A Childs Christmas In Wales

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