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The engine-burglar.

           TheylearnedseveralinterestingthingsfromhimamongothersthathisnamewasPerks,thathewasmarriedandhadthreechildren,thatthelampsinfrontofenginesarecalledhead-lightsandtheonesatthebacktail-lights.

           "Andthatjustshows,"whisperedPhyllis,"thattrainsreallyAREdragonsindisguise,withproperheadsandtails."

           Itwasonthisdaythatthechildrenfirstnoticedthatallenginesarenotalike.

           "Alike?"saidthePorter,whosenamewasPerks,"lor,loveyou,no,Miss.Nomorealikenorwhatyouan’meare.Thatlittle’unwithoutatenderaswentbyjustnowallonherown,thatwasatank,thatwasshe’sofftodosomeshuntingt’othersideo’Maidbridge.That’sasitmightbeyou,Miss.Thenthere’sgoodsengines,great,strongthingswiththreewheelseachsidejoinedwithrodstostrengthen’emasitmightbeme.Thenthere’smain-lineenginesasitmightbethis’ereyounggentlemanwhenhegrowsupandwinsalltheracesat‘isschoolsohewill.Themain-lineengineshe’sbuiltforspeedaswellaspower.That’sonetothe9.15up."

           "TheGreenDragon,"saidPhyllis.

           "WecallshertheSnail,Miss,amongourselves,"saidthePorter."She’softenerbe’ind’andnoranytrainontheline."

           "Buttheengine’sgreen,"saidPhyllis.

           "Yes,Miss,"saidPerks,"so’sasnailsomeseasonso’theyear.

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