Дети железной дороги

Peter’s coal-mine.

           Sodon’tyougooffwithnoneinyourpockets,younggentleman!"

           Thisseemed,atthetimebutamerryjest,andPeterfeltatoncethatthePorterwasafriendlysortwithnononsenseabouthim.ButlaterthewordscamebacktoPeterwithanewmeaning.

           Haveyouevergoneintoafarmhousekitchenonabakingday,andseenthegreatcrockofdoughsetbythefiretorise?Ifyouhave,andifyouwereatthattimestillyoungenoughtobeinterestedineverythingyousaw,youwillrememberthatyoufoundyourselfquiteunabletoresistthetemptationtopokeyourfingerintothesoftroundofdoughthatcurvedinsidethepanlikeagiantmushroom.Andyouwillrememberthatyourfingermadeadentinthedough,andthatslowly,butquitesurely,thedentdisappeared,andthedoughlookedquitethesameasitdidbeforeyoutouchedit.Unless,ofcourse,yourhandwasextradirty,inwhichcase,naturally,therewouldbealittleblackmark.

           Well,itwasjustlikethatwiththesorrowthechildrenhadfeltatFather’sgoingaway,andatMother’sbeingsounhappy.Itmadeadeepimpression,buttheimpressiondidnotlastlong.

           TheysoongotusedtobeingwithoutFather,thoughtheydidnotforgethim;andtheygotusedtonotgoingtoschool,andtoseeingverylittleofMother,whowasnowalmostalldayshutupinherupstairsroomwriting,writing,writing.Sheusedtocomedownattea-timeandreadaloudthestoriesshehadwritten.Theywerelovelystories.

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