Дети железной дороги

Peter’s coal-mine.

           

           "It’smuchmorefunthanbasinwashing,"saidRoberta."Howsparklytheweedsarebetweenthestones,andthemossontheroofoh,andtheflowers!"

           Theroofofthebackkitchenslopeddownquitelow.Itwasmadeofthatchandithadmossonit,andhouse-leeksandstonecropandwallflowers,andevenaclumpofpurpleflag-flowers,atthefarcorner.

           "Thisisfar,far,farandawayprettierthanEdgecombeVilla,"saidPhyllis."Iwonderwhatthegarden’slike."

           "Wemustn’tthinkofthegardenyet,"saidRoberta,withearnestenergy."Let’sgoinandbegintowork."

           Theylightedthefireandputthekettleon,andtheyarrangedthecrockeryforbreakfast;theycouldnotfindalltherightthings,butaglassash-traymadeanexcellentsalt-cellar,andanewishbaking-tinseemedasifitwoulddotoputbreadon,iftheyhadany.

           Whenthereseemedtobenothingmorethattheycoulddo,theywentoutagainintothefreshbrightmorning.

           "We’llgointothegardennow,"saidPeter.Butsomehowtheycouldn’tfindthegarden.Theywentroundthehouseandroundthehouse.Theyardoccupiedtheback,andacrossitwerestablesandoutbuildings.Ontheotherthreesidesthehousestoodsimplyinafield,withoutayardofgardentodivideitfromtheshortsmoothturf.Andyettheyhadcertainlyseenthegardenwallthenightbefore.

           Itwasahillycountry.

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