Дети железной дороги
The pride of Perks.
Itwouldbenicetoputhisnameonthebunswithpinksugar,wouldn’tit?"
"Perks,"saidPeter,"it’snotaprettyname."
"Hisothername’sAlbert,"saidPhyllis;"Iaskedhimonce."
"WemightputA.P.,"saidMother;"I’llshowyouhowwhenthedaycomes."
Thiswasallverywellasfarasitwent.ButevenfourteenhalfpennybunswithA.P.ontheminpinksugardonotofthemselvesmakeaverygrandcelebration.
"Therearealwaysflowers,ofcourse,"saidBobbie,later,whenareallyearnestcouncilwasbeingheldonthesubjectinthehay-loftwherethebrokenchaff-cuttingmachinewas,andtherowofholestodrophaythroughintothehay-racksoverthemangersofthestablesbelow.
"He’sgotlotsofflowersofhisown,"saidPeter.
"Butit’salwaysnicetohavethemgivenyou,"saidBobbie,"howevermanyyou’vegotofyourown.Wecanuseflowersfortrimmingstothebirthday.Buttheremustbesomethingtotrimbesidesbuns."
"Let’sallbequietandthink,"saidPhyllis;"noone’stospeakuntilit’sthoughtofsomething."
Sotheywereallquietandsoverystillthatabrownratthoughtthattherewasnooneintheloftandcameoutveryboldly.WhenBobbiesneezed,theratwasquiteshockedandhurriedaway,forhesawthatahay-loftwheresuchthingscouldhappenwasnoplaceforarespectablemiddle-agedratthatlikedaquietlife.