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Liliom? Yes.

Was he really a very handsome man?

I wouldn't exactly say handsome.

[Confidently.] But he was an awfully good man, wasn't he?

He wasn't so good, either. As far as I know he was what they called a clown, a barker in a carousel.

[Pleased.] Did he tell funny jokes?

Lots of 'em. And he sang funny songs, too.

In the carousel?

Yes—but he was something of a bully, too. He'd fight anyone. He even hit your dear little mother.

That's a lie.