Дети железной дороги
The old gentleman.
"
Atfirstthechildrenthought‘theProof’meanttheletterthesensibleEditorhadwritten,buttheypresentlygottoknowthattheproofwaslongslipsofpaperwiththestoryprintedonthem.
WheneveranEditorwassensibletherewerebunsfortea.
OnedayPeterwasgoingdowntothevillagetogetbunstocelebratethesensiblenessoftheEditoroftheChildren’sGlobe,whenhemettheStationMaster.
Peterfeltveryuncomfortable,forhehadnowhadtimetothinkovertheaffairofthecoal-mine.Hedidnotliketosay"Goodmorning"totheStationMaster,asyouusuallydotoanyoneyoumeetonalonelyroad,becausehehadahotfeeling,whichspreadeventohisears,thattheStationMastermightnotcaretospeaktoapersonwhohadstolencoals.‘Stolen’isanastyword,butPeterfeltitwastherightone.Sohelookeddown,andsaidNothing.
ItwastheStationMasterwhosaid"Goodmorning"ashepassedby.AndPeteranswered,"Goodmorning."Thenhethought:—
"Perhapshedoesn’tknowwhoIambydaylight,orhewouldn’tbesopolite."
Andhedidnotlikethefeelingwhichthinkingthisgavehim.
