Дети железной дороги

           Tothechildrenitalmostseemedasthoughthetrainitselfwasalive,andwasatlastrespondingtothelovethattheyhadgivenitsofreelyandsolong.

           "Itismostextraordinarilyrum!"saidPeter.

           "Moststronery!"echoedPhyllis.

           ButBobbiesaid,"Don’tyouthinktheoldgentleman’swavesseemedmoresignificatingthanusual?"

           "No,"saidtheothers.

           "Ido,"saidBobbie."Ithoughthewastryingtoexplainsomethingtouswithhisnewspaper."

           "Explainwhat?"askedPeter,notunnaturally.

           "Idon’tknow,"Bobbieanswered,"butIdofeelmostawfullyfunny.Ifeeljustexactlyasifsomethingwasgoingtohappen."

           "Whatisgoingtohappen,"saidPeter,"isthatPhyllis’sstockingisgoingtocomedown."

           Thiswasbuttootrue.Thesuspenderhadgivenwayintheagitationofthewavestothe9.15.Bobbie’shandkerchiefservedasfirstaidtotheinjured,andtheyallwenthome.

           LessonsweremorethanusuallydifficulttoBobbiethatday.Indeed,shedisgracedherselfsodeeplyoveraquitesimplesumaboutthedivisionof48poundsofmeatand36poundsofbreadamong144hungrychildrenthatMotherlookedatheranxiously.

           "Don’tyoufeelquitewell,dear?"sheasked.

           "Idon’tknow,"wasBobbie’sunexpectedanswer."Idon’tknowhowIfeel.Itisn’tthatI’mlazy.