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Unfortunately, something about his expression hinted otherwise to the experienced sitter who had seen every trick over the years. “Young man, you certainly don’t have a temperature of a hundred and four. That’s clear from looking at you and feeling your forehead. You’ve been playing with this thermometer, haven’t you? Look at me when I’m speaking to you, young man.” The more Billy tried to look at her, the redder his face got. “Johnny, did you hold this thermometer near the lamp to get out of church?” “No, Belinda, why would we do a thing like that?” “Perhaps because it’s the oldest trick in the book. Don’t you think I’ve seen everything after seven years of babysitting? I tried all those tricks once myself, you know.” “Really, Belinda, we’re not feeling all that well. I swear it.” “Well, there’s only one way to tell for sure. You two just lie right there. It’s time I found out whether you really do have fevers or not.”