Дети железной дороги

The pride of Perks.

           

           Perkssatdownheavilyintheelbow-chairandlookedatthemwithwhatBobbieafterwardsdescribedaswitheringglancesofgloomydespair.

           "Soyou’vebeenroundtellingtheneighbourswecan’tmakebothendsmeet?Well,nowyou’vedisgracedusasdeepasyoucanintheneighbourhood,youcanjusttakethewholebagoftricksbackw’ereitcomefrom.Verymuchobliged,I’msure.Idon’tdoubtbutwhatyoumeantitkind,butI’drathernotbeacquaintedwithyouanylongerifit’sallthesametoyou."Hedeliberatelyturnedthechairroundsothathisbackwasturnedtothechildren.Thelegsofthechairgratedonthebrickfloor,andthatwastheonlysoundthatbrokethesilence.

           ThensuddenlyBobbiespoke.

           "Lookhere,"shesaid,"thisismostawful."

           "That’swhatIsays,"saidPerks,notturninground.

           "Lookhere,"saidBobbie,desperately,"we’llgoifyoulikeandyouneedn’tbefriendswithusanymoreifyoudon’twant,but—"

           "WEshallalwaysbefriendswithYOU,howevernastyyouaretous,"sniffedPhyllis,wildly.

           "Bequiet,"saidPeter,inafierceaside.

           "Butbeforewego,"Bobbiewentondesperately,"doletusshowyouthelabelswewrotetoputonthethings."

           "Idon’twanttoseenolabels,"saidPerks,"exceptproperluggageonesinmyownwalkoflife.

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