Дети железной дороги
The hound’s grandfather.
"It’snotlistening,"herepliedindignantlytoBobbie’sscandalisedremarks;"nobodyintheirsenseswouldtalksecretsonthestairs.AndMothercan’thavesecretstotalkwithDr.Forrest’sstable-man--andyousaiditwashim."
"Bobbie,"calledMother’svoice.
Theyopenedthekitchendoor,andMotherleanedoverthestairrailing.
"Jim’sgrandfatherhascome,"shesaid;"washyourhandsandfacesandthenyoucanseehim.Hewantstoseeyou!"Thebedroomdoorshutagain.
"Therenow!"saidPeter;"fancyusnoteventhinkingofthat!Let’shavesomehotwater,Mrs.Viney.I’masblackasyourhat."
Thethreewereindeeddirty,forthestuffyoucleanbrasscandlestickswithisveryfarfromcleaningtothecleaner.
Theywerestillbusywithsoapandflannelwhentheyheardthebootsandthevoicecomedownthestairsandgointothedining-room.Andwhentheywereclean,thoughstilldamp—becauseittakessuchalongtimetodryyourhandsproperly,andtheywereveryimpatienttoseethegrandfather—theyfiledintothedining-room.
