Дети железной дороги

Peter’s coal-mine.

           "

           "Youneedn’tthreaten,"saidBobbie,"andIdothinkyoumightletushelp."

           "IfIfindacoal-mine,youshallhelpcartthecoal,"Petercondescendedtopromise.

           "Keepyoursecretifyoulike,"saidPhyllis.

           "KeepitifyouCAN,"saidBobbie.

           "I’llkeepit,rightenough,"saidPeter.

           Betweenteaandsupperthereisanintervaleveninthemostgreedilyregulatedfamilies.AtthistimeMotherwasusuallywriting,andMrs.Vineyhadgonehome.

           TwonightsafterthedawningofPeter’sideahebeckonedthegirlsmysteriouslyatthetwilighthour.

           "Comehitherwithme,"hesaid,"andbringtheRomanChariot."

           TheRomanChariotwasaveryoldperambulatorthathadspentyearsofretirementintheloftoverthecoach-house.Thechildrenhadoileditsworkstillitglidednoiselessasapneumaticbicycle,andansweredtothehelmasithadprobablydoneinitsbestdays.

           "Followyourdauntlessleader,"saidPeter,andledthewaydownthehilltowardsthestation.

           Justabovethestationmanyrockshavepushedtheirheadsoutthroughtheturfasthoughthey,likethechildren,wereinterestedintherailway.

           Inalittlehollowbetweenthreerockslayaheapofdriedbramblesandheather.

           Peterhalted,turnedoverthebrushwoodwithawell-scarredboot,andsaid:

           "Here’sthefirstcoalfromtheSt.

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