Дети железной дороги

The old gentleman.

           "

           Insuchdelightfulconversationthetimewentbyalltooquickly.

           TheStationMastercameoutonceortwicefromthatsacredinnertemplebehindtheplacewheretheholeisthattheysellyouticketsthrough,andwasmostjollywiththemall.

           "Justasifcoalhadneverbeendiscovered,"Phylliswhisperedtohersister.

           Hegavethemeachanorange,andpromisedtotakethemupintothesignal-boxoneofthesedays,whenhewasn’tsobusy.

           Severaltrainswentthroughthestation,andPeternoticedforthefirsttimethatengineshavenumbersonthem,likecabs.

           "Yes,"saidthePorter,"Iknowedayounggentasusedtotakedownthenumbersofeverysingleoneheseed;inagreennote-bookwithsilvercornersitwas,owingtohisfatherbeingverywell-to-dointhewholesalestationery."

           Peterfeltthathecouldtakedownnumbers,too,evenifhewasnotthesonofawholesalestationer.Ashedidnothappentohaveagreenleathernote-bookwithsilvercorners,thePortergavehimayellowenvelopeandonithenoted:

           379

           663

           andfeltthatthiswasthebeginningofwhatwouldbeamostinterestingcollection.

           ThatnightatteaheaskedMotherifshehadagreenleathernote-bookwithsilvercorners.Shehadnot;butwhensheheardwhathewanteditforshegavehimalittleblackone.

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