Дети железной дороги

The amateur firemen.

           Theideawastofishfromthebridge,butthelinewasnotquitelongenough.

           "Nevermind,"saidBobbie."Let’sjuststayhereandlookatthings.Everything’ssobeautiful."

           Itwas.Thesunwassettinginredsplendouroverthegreyandpurplehills,andthecanallaysmoothandshinyintheshadownoripplebrokeitssurface.Itwaslikeagreysatinribbonbetweentheduskygreensilkofthemeadowsthatwereoneachsideofitsbanks.

           "It’sallright,"saidPeter,"butsomehowIcanalwaysseehowprettythingsaremuchbetterwhenI’vesomethingtodo.Let’sgetdownontothetowpathandfishfromthere."

           PhyllisandBobbierememberedhowtheboysonthecanal-boatshadthrowncoalatthem,andtheysaidso.

           "Oh,nonsense,"saidPeter."Therearen’tanyboysherenow.Iftherewere,I’dfightthem."

           Peter’ssisterswerekindenoughnottoremindhimhowhehadNOTfoughttheboyswhencoalhadlastbeenthrown.Insteadtheysaid,"Allright,then,"andcautiouslyclimbeddownthesteepbanktothetowing-path.Thelinewascarefullybaited,andforhalfanhourtheyfishedpatientlyandinvain.Notasinglenibblecametonourishhopeintheirhearts.

           Alleyeswereintentonthesluggishwatersthatearnestlypretendedtheyhadneverharbouredasingleminnowwhenaloudroughshoutmadethemstart.

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