Дети железной дороги
Peter’s coal-mine.
"Pieforbreakfast!"criedPeter;"howperfectlyripping!"
"Itisn’tpigeon-pie,"saidMother;"it’sonlyapple.Well,thisisthesupperweoughttohavehadlastnight.AndtherewasanotefromMrs.Viney.Herson-in-lawhasbrokenhisarm,andshehadtogethomeearly.She’scomingthismorningatten."
Thatwasawonderfulbreakfast.Itisunusualtobeginthedaywithcoldapplepie,butthechildrenallsaidtheywouldratherhaveitthanmeat.
"Youseeit’smorelikedinnerthanbreakfasttous,"saidPeter,passinghisplateformore,"becausewewereupsoearly."
ThedaypassedinhelpingMothertounpackandarrangethings.Sixsmalllegsquiteachedwithrunningaboutwhiletheirownerscarriedclothesandcrockeryandallsortsofthingstotheirproperplaces.ItwasnottillquitelateintheafternoonthatMothersaid:—
"There!That’lldoforto-day.I’llliedownforanhour,soastobeasfreshasalarkbysupper-time."
Thentheyalllookedateachother.Eachofthethreeexpressivecountenancesexpressedthesamethought.Thatthoughtwasdouble,andconsisted,likethebitsofinformationintheChild’sGuidetoKnowledge,ofaquestionandananswer.
Q.Whereshallwego?
A.Totherailway.
Sototherailwaytheywent,andassoonastheystartedfortherailwaytheysawwherethegardenhadhiddenitself.
