She heard her mother say to Randa , `` There ought to be a fire in every room , it looks so cheerful , and the air is chilly spite of the sunshine ; '' and , never waiting to hear the reply that some of the long-unused chimneys were not safe till cleaned , off went Bab with an apron full of old shingles , and made a roaring blaze in the front room fire-place , which was of all others the one to be let alone , as the flue was out of order . Charmed with the brilliant light and the crackle of the tindery fuel , Miss Bab refilled her apron , and fed the fire till the chimney began to rumble ominously , sparks to fly out at the top , and soot and swallows ' nests to come tumbling down upon the hearth . Then , scared at what she had done , the little mischief-maker hastily buried her fire , swept up the rubbish , and ran off , thinking no one would discover her prank if she never told . Everybody was very busy , and the big chimney blazed and rumbled unnoticed till the cloud of smoke caught Ben 's eye as he festooned his last effort in the flag line , part of an old sheet with the words `` Father has come ! '' in red cambric letters half a foot long sewed upon it . `` Hullo ! I do believe they 've got up a bonfire , without asking my leave . Miss Celia never would let us , because the sheds and roofs are so old and dry ; I must see about it . Catch me , Daddy , I 'm coming down ! '' cried Ben , dropping out of the elm with no more thought of where he might light than a squirrel swinging from bough to bough . His father caught him , and followed in haste as his nimble-footed son raced up the avenue , to stop in the gate-way , frightened at the prospect before him , for falling sparks had already kindled the roof here and there , and the chimney smoked and roared like a small volcano , while Katy 's wails and Randa 's cries for water came from within . `` Up there with wet blankets , while I get out the hose ! '' cried Mr. Brown , as he saw at a glance what the danger was . Ben vanished ; and , before his father got the garden hose rigged , he was on the roof with a dripping blanket over the worst spot . Mrs. Moss had her wits about her in a minute , and ran to put in the fireboard , and stop the draught . Then , stationing Randa to watch that the falling cinders did no harm inside , she hurried off to help Mr. Brown , who might not know where things were . But he had roughed it so long , that he was the man for emergencies , and seemed to lay his hand on whatever was needed , by a sort of instinct . Finding that the hose was too short to reach the upper part of the roof , he was on the roof in a jiffy with two pails of water , and quenched the most dangerous spots before much harm was done . This he kept up till the chimney burned itself out , while Ben dodged about among the gables with a watering pot , lest some stray sparks should be over-looked , and break out afresh . While they worked there , Betty ran to and fro with a dipper of water , trying to help ; and Sancho barked violently , as if he objected to this sort of illumination .
But where was XXXXX , who revelled in flurries ?
Bab Ben Betty Brown Celia Katy Moss Randa fire-place mischief-maker