16/17 And he looked up steep pine-clad slopes to the rugged peaks of the mountains. Surely no one could possibly find him in a place like this. There was no town--nothing but green hills and a deep-set, unbelievable valley floor marked off with fences, and a little yellow station with a red roof, and a toy engine panting importantly in front of its one tiny baggage-and-passenger coach, with a freight car for ballast. He looked around him gloatingly and climbed into the little make-believe train, and smiled as he settled back in a seat. |