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Reardon was pale, and had anxious, restless eyes; he could not remain seated, though when he had walked about for a few minutes the trembling of his limbs obliged him to sink down. It was an unutterable relief to both when the moment of the train's starting approached. They clasped hands warmly, and exchanged a few last requests and promises. 'Forgive my plain speech, old fellow, said Biffen.
He pulled a straw from the bale upon which we sat, before replying. "The Big Train's in there," he said quietly. "No; is that a fact?" I cried, as I jumped to my feet and walked to the door across which were the heavy wooden bars that had attracted my attention. Peering through these I could see nothing, nor was there any sound toward which I might have strained my eyes.
Dryden, in one of his early poems, has this allusion to the Phoenix: "So when the new-born Phoenix first is seen, Her feathered subjects all adore their queen, And while she makes her progress through the East, >From every grove her numerous train's increased; Each poet of the air her glory sings, And round him the pleased audience clap their wings."
Since there were no sweating passengers crammed in beside her, she reveled in the train's slowness. She was part of these lakes and tawny wheat-fields. She liked the smell of hot earth and clean grease; and the leisurely chug-a-chug, chug-a-chug of the trucks was a song of contentment in the sun. She pretended that she was going to the Rockies.
Susan also arranged for the printing of Train's widely distributed pamphlet, The Great Epigram Campaign of Kansas, with this jingle, so uncomplimentary to the eastern abolitionists, on its cover: The Garrisons, Phillipses, Greeleys, and Beechers, False prophets, false guides, false teachers and preachers, Left Mrs.
She who always led or prompted when they conversed, had now in her generosity abandoned the lead and herself to him, and she deserved his utmost honouring. But where was she? He looked at his watch, looked at the clock. They said the same: ten minutes to the moment of the train's departure.
Think of that, sir; never!" "But " "Oh, don't look at your watch. There is one thing you don't know and that you must learn, and that your watch will never be able to tell you that is, that the train is always a quarter of an hour late. Such a thing as the train's being on time has never happened." Such a thing happened that day, however, for the train was on time, and so I missed it.
That shark in Hastings worked off another pair on me when I wasn't looking. That's all right," snatching away the shoe his brother had picked up to examine. "I don't care, so long as I can stand in them. You'd better go telephone the depot and ask if the train's on time." "They won't know yet. It's seven hours till it's due." "Then telephone later. But find out, somehow.
The three young women strolled slowly along the platform, pausing at one end of it. "The train's on time," called Grace as she came out of the station and approached them. "It's due in four minutes. Listen! Didn't you hear it whistle?" A minute later it was visible around the bend and bearing down on the station with a great puffing and whistling. "I see her," announced Emma.
"The train's starting," he said; "make haste, make haste!" Indeed, the loud ringing of a bell was clearly resounding above the growing tumult of the crowd. And the doctor, having requested two bearers to watch the body, which would be removed later on when the train had gone, desired to accompany his friends to their carriage. They hastened their steps.
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