THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - 2

  Everything was horrible for some weeks. Mother was nearly always out. Ruth, the maid, went away. Then Mother went to bed for two days, and the children wondered if the world was coming to an end.

  one morning, Mother came down to breakfast. Her face was very white, but she tried to smile.

  We have to leave our house in London," she said. "We're going to live in the country, in a dear little white house near a railway line. I know you'll love it."

  A busy week followed, packing everything up in a boxes. The children almost enjoyed the excitement.

  "We can't take everything," Mother told them. "Just the necessary things. We have to play 'being poor' for a while."

  on their last night in the house, Peter had to sleep on the floor, which he enjoyed very much. "I like moving," he said.

  "I don't!" said Mother, laughing.

 

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