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Chapter 31

           Upthelinetherewasabridgeoverastreamthatflowedintothemarsh.Icouldseeaguardtooatthebridge.CrossingthefieldstothenorthIhadseenatrainpassonthisrailroad,visiblealongwayacrosstheflatplain,andIthoughtatrainmightcomefromPortogruaro.IwatchedtheguardsandlaydownontheembankmentsothatIcouldseebothwaysalongthetrack.TheguardatthebridgewalkedawayupthelinetowardwhereIlay,thenturnedandwentbacktowardthebridge.Ilay,andwashungry,andwaitedforthetrain.TheoneIhadseenwassolongthattheenginemoveditveryslowlyandIwassureIcouldgetaboardit.AfterIhadalmostgivenuphopingforoneIsawatraincoming.Theengine,comingstraighton,grewlargerslowly.Ilookedattheguardatthebridge.Hewaswalkingonthenearsideofthebridgebutontheothersideofthetracks.Thatwouldputhimoutofsightwhenthetrainpassed.Iwatchedtheenginecomenearer.Itwasworkinghard.Icouldseethereweremanycars.Iknewtherewouldbeguardsonthetrain,andItriedtoseewheretheywere,but,keepingoutofsight,Icouldnot.TheenginewasalmosttowhereIwaslying.Whenitcameopposite,workingandpuffingevenonthelevel,andIsawtheengineerpass,Istoodupandsteppedupclosetothepassingcars.IftheguardswerewatchingIwasalesssuspiciousobjectstandingbesidethetrack.Severalclosedfreight-carspassed.ThenIsawalowopencarofthesorttheycallgondolascoming,coveredwithcanvas.

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