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Marie
Soldiers.
Julie
Certainly not. They're just policemen.
Marie
[Triumphantly.] But they have uniforms—and they carry weapons, too.
Julie
You're just as dumb as you can be. You don't go by their uniforms.
Marie
But you said
Julie
No, I didn't. A letter-carrier wears a uniform, too, but that doesn't make him a soldier.
Marie
But if he carried a gun or a sword, would he be
Julie
No, he'd still be a letter-carrier. You can't go by guns or swords, either.
Marie
Well, if you don't go by the uniforms or the weapons, what do you go by?