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`` Anne told me to clean the bath tubs with oil , and I did it , that 's all . Now Max says he could n't get it off , and his clothes stick to him , and if he should forget and strike a match in the -- in the usual way , he would explode . He can clean his own tub tomorrow , '' she finished vindictively . At noon Jim came in to see me , bringing Anne as a concession to Bella . He was in a rage , and he carried the morning paper like a club in his hand . `` What sort of a newspaper lie would you call this ? '' he demanded irritably .