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           Thetrainwouldn’tcare.Itwouldgorushingbythemandtearroundthecornerandgocrashingintothatawfulmound.Andeveryonewouldbekilled.Herhandsgrewverycoldandtrembledsothatshecouldhardlyholdtheflag.Andthencamethedistantrumbleandhumofthemetals,andapuffofwhitesteamshowedfarawayalongthestretchofline.

           "Standfirm,"saidPeter,"andwavelikemad!Whenitgetstothatbigfurzebushstepback,butgoonwaving!Don’tstandONtheline,Bobbie!"

           Thetraincamerattlingalongvery,veryfast.

           "Theydon’tseeus!Theywon’tseeus!It’sallnogood!"criedBobbie.

           Thetwolittleflagsonthelineswayedasthenearingtrainshookandloosenedtheheapsofloosestonesthatheldthemup.Oneofthemslowlyleanedoverandfellontheline.Bobbiejumpedforwardandcaughtitup,andwavedit;herhandsdidnottremblenow.

           Itseemedthatthetraincameonasfastasever.Itwasverynearnow.

           "Keepofftheline,yousillycuckoo!"saidPeter,fiercely.

           "It’snogood,"Bobbiesaidagain.

           "Standback!"criedPeter,suddenly,andhedraggedPhyllisbackbythearm.

           ButBobbiecried,"Notyet,notyet!"andwavedhertwoflagsrightovertheline.Thefrontoftheenginelookedblackandenormous.It’svoicewasloudandharsh.

           "Oh,stop,stop,stop!"criedBobbie.Nooneheardher.