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The Railway Children

CHAPTER IX
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And I thought you'd LOVE to know how fond people are of you, and I never was so unhappy in my life.

Good-bye.

I hope you'll forgive us some day--" She could say no more, and she turned to go.
"Stop," said Perks, still with his back to them; "I take back every word I've said contrary to what you'd wish.

Nell, set on the kettle." "We'll take the things away if you're unhappy about them," said Peter; "but I think everybody'll be most awfully disappointed, as well as us." "I'm not unhappy about them," said Perks; "I don't know," he added, suddenly wheeling the chair round and showing a very odd-looking screwed-up face, "I don't know as ever I was better pleased.

Not so much with the presents--though they're an A1 collection--but the kind respect of our neighbours.


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