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For every time she shouted "Fire!" They only answered "Little liar!" And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.

Hilaire Belloc
Time, Liars, Aunt
Hilaire Belloc (1957). “Cautionary Tales for Children”, p.7, Library of Alexandria
For every time she shouted Fire! They only answered Little liar! And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.