Дети железной дороги
Saviours of the train.
"Well,IdothinkMr.Gillsmighthavetoldyouaboutit.Itwashorridofhim."
"Idon’tkeepnodownon’imforthat,Missie,"saidthePorter;"coswhy?Isee‘isreasons.‘Ewouldn’twanttogiveaway‘isownsidewithatalelikethat’ere.Itain’thumannature.Aman’sgottostandupforhisownsidewhatevertheydoes.That’swhatitmeansbyPartyPolitics.Ishould‘a’donethesamemyselfifthatlong-‘airedchap‘ad‘a’beenaJap."
"ButtheJapsdidn’tdocruel,wickedthingslikethat,"saidBobbie.
"P’r’apsnot,"saidPerks,cautiously;"stillyoucan’tbesurewithforeigners.Myownbeliefisthey’realltarredwiththesamebrush."
"ThenwhywereyouonthesideoftheJaps?"Peterasked.
"Well,yousee,youmusttakeonesideortheother.SameaswithLiberalsandConservatives.Thegreatthingistotakeyoursideandthensticktoit,whateverhappens."
Asignalsounded.
"There’sthe3.14up,"saidPerks."Youlielowtillshe’sthrough,andthenwe’llgoupalongtomyplace,andseeifthere’sanyofthemstrawberriesripewhatItoldyouabout."
"Ifthereareanyripe,andyouDOgivethemtome,"saidPhyllis,"youwon’tmindifIgivethemtothepoorRussian,willyou?"
Perksnarrowedhiseyesandthenraisedhiseyebrows.
