Дети железной дороги
The pride of Perks.
Perksmadequitearoundofvisitstothankpeoplefortheirkindbirthdaypresents,andaftereachvisitfeltthatshehadabetterfriendthanshehadthought.
"Yes,"saidPerks,reflectively,"it’snotsomuchwhatyoudoesaswhatyoumeans;that’swhatIsay.Nowifithadbeencharity—"
"Oh,dratcharity,"saidMrs.Perks;"nobodywon’tofferyoucharity,Bert,howevermuchyouwastowantit,Ilay.Thatwasjustfriendliness,thatwas."
WhentheclergymancalledonMrs.Perks,shetoldhimallaboutit."ItWASfriendliness,wasn’tit,Sir?"saidshe.
"Ithink,"saidtheclergyman,"itwaswhatissometimescalledloving-kindness."
Soyouseeitwasallrightintheend.Butifonedoesthatsortofthing,onehastobecarefultodoitintherightway.For,asMr.Perkssaid,whenhehadtimetothinkitover,it’snotsomuchwhatyoudo,aswhatyoumean.