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"Goes to Lowell. Lowell the first stop." "But I don't want to go to Lowell!" "What's the matter with Lowell? It's a good place all right!" "But I have an appointment in Lawrence at four o'clock." "I'm dretful sorry, but you'll have to keep it in Lowell, I guess!  Tickets, please!" this to a pretty girl on the opposite side from Gilbert, a pink and white, unsophisticated maiden, very much interested in the woes of the bride and groom and entirely sympathetic with the groom's helpless wrath. "On the wrong train, Miss!" GOES TO LOWELL LOWELL THE FIRST STOP BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO TO LOWELL WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH LOWELL IT'S A GOOD PLACE ALL RIGHT BUT I HAVE APPOINTMENT IN LAWRENCE AT FOUR O'CLOCK I'M DREADFUL SORRY BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO KEEP IT IN LOWELL I GUESS TICKETS PLEASE THIS TO THE PRETTY GIRL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM GILBERT A PINK AND WHITE UNSOPHISTICATED MAIDEN VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN THE WOES THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND ENTIRELY SYMPATHETIC WITH THE GROOM'S HELPLESS WRATH ON THE WRONG TRAIN MISS
r birth; still, this was Gilbert's first journey alone, and nobody was ever more conscious of the situation, nor more anxious to carry it off effectively. He entered the car, opened his bag, took out his travelling cap and his copy of "Ben Hur," then threw the bag in a lordly way into the brass rack above the seat. He opened his book, but immediately became interested in a young couple just in front of him. They were carefully dressed, even to details of hats and gloves, and they had an unmistakable air of wedding journey about them that interested the curious boy. Presently the conductor came in. Pausing in front of the groom he said, "Tickets, please"; then: "You're on the wrong train!" "Wrong train? Of course I'm not on the wrong train! You must be mistaken! The ticket agent told me to take this train." "Can't help that, sir, this train don't go to Lawrence." "It's very curious. I asked the brakeman, and two porters. Ain't this the 3.05?" "This is the 3.05." "Where does it go, then? S THE CAREYS HAD TRAVELLED EVER SINCE THEIR BIRTH STILL THIS WAS GILBERT'S FIRST JOURNEY ALONE AND NOBODY WAS EVER MORE CONSCIOUS OF THE SITUATION NOR MORE ANXIOUS TO CARRY IT OFF EFFECTIVELY HE ENTERED THE CAR OPENED HIS BAG TOOK OUT HIS TRAVELING CAP AND HIS COPY OF BEN HER THEN THREW THE BAG IN A LORDLY WAY INTO THE BRASS RACK ABOVE THE SEAT HE OPENED HIS BOOK BUT IMMEDIATELY BECAME INTERESTED IN A YOUNG COUPLE JUST IN FRONT OF HIM THEY WERE CAREFULLY DRESSED EVEN TO DETAILS OF HATS AND GLOVES AND THEY HAD AN UNMISTAKABLE AIR OF WEDDING JOURNEY ABOUT THEM THAT INTERESTED THE CURIOUS BOY PRESENTLY THE CONDUCTOR CAME IN PAUSING IN FRONT OF THE GROOM HE SAID TICKETS PLEASE THEN YOU'RE ON THE WRONG TRAIN WRONG TRAIN OF COURSE I'M NOT ON THE WRONG TRAIN YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN THE TICKET AGENT TOLD ME THIS TRAIN CAN'T HELP THAT SIR THIS TRAIN DON'T GO TO LAWRENCE IT'S VERY CURIOUS I ASKED THE BRAKEMAN AND TWO PORTERS AIN'T THIS THE THREE O FIVE THIS IS THE THREE O FIVE WHERE DOES IT GO THEN
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