Дети железной дороги

Saviours of the train.

           What‘appenseither’ereorelsewhere,"saidPerks;"ifyoulikesto‘aveyoursecrets,‘ave’emandwelcome.That’swhatIsay."

           Thesecret-chamberofeachheartwasrapidlyexaminedduringthepausethatfollowed.Threeheadswereshaken.

           "Wehaven’tgotanysecretsfromYOU,"saidBobbieatlast.

           "Maybeyou‘ave,andmaybeyou‘aven’t,"saidPerks;"itain’tnothingtome.AndIwishyouallaverygoodafternoon."Heheldupthepaperbetweenhimandthemandwentonreading.

           "Oh,DON’T!"saidPhyllis,indespair;"thisistrulydreadful!Whateveritis,dotellus."

           "Wedidn’tmeantodoitwhateveritwas."

           Noanswer.ThepaperwasrefoldedandPerksbeganonanothercolumn.

           "Lookhere,"saidPeter,suddenly,"it’snotfair.Evenpeoplewhodocrimesaren’tpunishedwithoutbeingtoldwhatit’sforasoncetheywereinRussia."

           "Idon’tknownothingaboutRussia."

           "Oh,yes,youdo,whenMothercamedownonpurposetotellyouandMr.GillsallaboutOURRussian."

           "Can’tyoufancyit?"saidPerks,indignantly;"don’tyousee’ima-askingofmetostepinto‘isroomandtakeachairandlistentowhat‘erLadyship‘astosay?"

           "Doyoumeantosayyou’venotheard?"

           "Notsomuchasabreath.Ididgosofarastoputaquestion.Andheshutsmeuplikearat-trap.

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