Дети железной дороги

What Bobbie brought home.

           

           "I’mdownrightshamed,thatIam,"werethewordsofthebigsignalmanwhenhehadstoppedcrying;"snivellinglikeakid."Thensuddenlyheseemedtogetcross."Andwhatwasyoudoinguphere,anyway?"hesaid;"youknowitain’tallowed."

           "Yes,"saidPhyllis,"weknewitwaswrongbutIwasn’tafraidofdoingwrong,andsoitturnedoutright.Youaren’tsorrywecame."

           "Lor’loveyouifyouhadn’t‘a’come—"hestoppedandthenwenton."It’sadisgrace,soitis,sleepingonduty.Ifitwastocometobeknownevenasitis,whennoharm’scomeofit."

           "Itwon’tcometobeknown,"saidPeter;"wearen’tsneaks.Allthesame,yououghtn’ttosleepondutyit’sdangerous."

           "TellmesomethingIdon’tknow,"saidtheman,"butIcan’thelpit.Iknow’dwellenoughjusthowit‘udbe.ButIcouldn’tgetoff.Theycouldn’tgetnoonetotakeonmyduty.ItellyouIain’thadtenminutes’sleepthislastfivedays.Mylittlechap’sillpewmonia,theDoctorsaysandthere’snoonebutmeand‘islittlesistertodoforhim.That’swhereitis.Thegellmust‘avehersleep.Dangerous?Yes,Ibelieveyou.Nowgoandsplitonmeifyoulike."

           "Ofcoursewewon’t,"saidPeter,indignantly,butPhyllisignoredthewholeofthesignalman’sspeech,exceptthefirstsixwords.

           "Youaskedus,"shesaid,"totellyousomethingyoudon’tknow.Well,Iwill.

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