Дети железной дороги
The terrible secret.
AndI’llhangabout,ifImaymakesofree,toseetheDoctorashecomesoutandhearwhathesays.Youcheerup,Missie.Ilayapoundheain’thurt,nottospeakof."
Buthewas.TheDoctorcameandlookedatthefootandbandageditbeautifully,andsaidthatPetermustnotputittothegroundforatleastaweek.
"Hewon’tbelame,orhavetowearcrutchesoralumponhisfoot,willhe?"whisperedBobbie,breathlessly,atthedoor.
"Myaunt!No!"saidDr.Forrest;"he’llbeasnimbleaseveronhispinsinafortnight.Don’tyouworry,littleMotherGoose."
ItwaswhenMotherhadgonetothegatewiththeDoctortotakehislastinstructionsandPhylliswasfillingthekettlefortea,thatPeterandBobbiefoundthemselvesalone.
"Hesaysyouwon’tbelameoranything,"saidBobbie.
"Oh,courseIshan’t,silly,"saidPeter,verymuchrelievedallthesame.
"Oh,Peter,IAMsosorry,"saidBobbie,afterapause.
"That’sallright,"saidPeter,gruffly.
"ItwasALLmyfault,"saidBobbie.
"Rot,"saidPeter.
"Ifwehadn’tquarrelled,itwouldn’thavehappened.Iknewitwaswrongtoquarrel.Iwantedtosayso,butsomehowIcouldn’t."
"Don’tdrivel,"saidPeter."Ishouldn’thavestoppedifyouHADsaidit.Notlikely.Andbesides,usrowinghadn’tanythingtodowithit.
