Дети железной дороги

The old gentleman.

           Infactthefirstthingtheynoticedabouttheoldgentlemanwashishand.

           ItwasonemorningastheysatonthefencewaitingfortheGreenDragon,whichwasthreeandaquarterminuteslatebyPeter’sWaterburywatchthathehadhadgivenhimonhislastbirthday.

           "TheGreenDragon’sgoingwhereFatheris,"saidPhyllis;"ifitwereareallyrealdragon,wecouldstopitandaskittotakeourlovetoFather."

           "Dragonsdon’tcarrypeople’slove,"saidPeter;"they’dbeaboveit."

           "Yes,theydo,ifyoutamethemthoroughlyfirst.Theyfetchandcarrylikepetspaniels,"saidPhyllis,"andfeedoutofyourhand.IwonderwhyFatherneverwritestous."

           "Mothersayshe’sbeentoobusy,"saidBobbie;"buthe’llwritesoon,shesays."

           "Isay,"Phyllissuggested,"let’sallwavetotheGreenDragonasitgoesby.Ifit’samagicdragon,it’llunderstandandtakeourlovestoFather.Andifitisn’t,threewavesaren’tmuch.Weshallnevermissthem."

           SowhentheGreenDragontoreshriekingoutofthemouthofitsdarklair,whichwasthetunnel,allthreechildrenstoodontherailingandwavedtheirpocket-handkerchiefswithoutstoppingtothinkwhethertheywerecleanhandkerchiefsorthereverse.Theywere,asamatteroffact,verymuchthereverse.

           Andoutofafirst-classcarriageahandwavedback.Aquitecleanhand.Itheldanewspaper.Itwastheoldgentleman’shand.

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