Дети железной дороги
For valour.
"Butifthepresentationismoney,youmustsay,‘Thankyou,butwe’drathernottakeit,’"saidMother."I’llwashyourIndianmuslinsatonce,"sheadded."Youmustlooktidyonanoccasionlikethis."
"PhilandIcanwashthem,"saidBobbie,"ifyou’llironthem,Mother."
Washingisratherfun.Iwonderwhetheryou’veeverdoneit?Thisparticularwashingtookplaceinthebackkitchen,whichhadastonefloorandaverybigstonesinkunderitswindow.
"Let’sputthebathonthesink,"saidPhyllis;"thenwecanpretendwe’reout-of-doorswasherwomenlikeMothersawinFrance."
"Buttheywerewashinginthecoldriver,"saidPeter,hishandsinhispockets,"notinhotwater."
"ThisisaHOTriver,then,"saidPhyllis;"lendahandwiththebath,there’sadear."
"Ishouldliketoseeadeerlendingahand,"saidPeter,buthelenthis.
"Nowtorubandscrubandscrubandrub,"saidPhyllis,hoppingjoyouslyaboutasBobbiecarefullycarriedtheheavykettlefromthekitchenfire.
"Oh,no!"saidBobbie,greatlyshocked;"youdon’trubmuslin.Youputtheboiledsoapinthehotwaterandmakeitallfrothy-lathery--andthenyoushakethemuslinandsqueezeit,eversogently,andallthedirtcomesout.It’sonlyclumsythingsliketableclothsandsheetsthathavetoberubbed.
