unearths some literary gems.
From The Black Bag, by Louis Joseph Vance:
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[A two-fer: A person named Calendar, and fire-dogs standing in for the proverbial lamppost. (There are actually fire-dogs in the room where this conversation takes place.)]
"I said that it is a question, Mr. Calendar, whether or not I am the man you're looking for. Between you and me and the fire-dogs, I don't believe I am."