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It was dusk when the conductor came through the train, replying brusquely to the questions of the anxious passengers. IT WAS DUSK WHEN THE CONDUCTOR CAME THROUGH THE TRAIN REPLYING BRUSQUELY TO THE QUESTIONS OF THE ANXIOUS PASSENGERS
ned lad three seats ahead in a khaki uniform, a very handsome, imposing old lady in a sealskin coat ahead of him, and a thin young man with spectacles opposite. "A minister," reflected Aunt Cyrilla, beginning to classify, "who takes better care of other folks' souls than of his own body; and that woman in the sealskin is discontented and cross at something--got up too early to catch the train, maybe; and that young chap must be one of the boys not long out of the hospital. That woman's children look as if they hadn't enjoyed a square meal since they were born; and if that girl across from me has a mother, I'd like to know what the woman means, letting her daughter go from home in this weather in clothes like that." Lucy Rose merely wondered uncomfortably what the others thought of Aunt Cyrilla's basket. They expected to reach Pembroke that night, but as the day wore on the storm grew worse. Twice the train had to stop while the train hands dug it out. The third time it could not go on. PALE PRETTY FACE A SUNBURNED LAD THREE SEATS AHEAD IN A KHAKI UNIFORM A VERY HANDSOME IMPOSING OLD LADY IN A SEALSKIN COAT AHEAD OF HIM AND A THIN YOUNG MAN WITH SPECTACLES OPPOSITE A MINISTER REFLECTED AUNT SYLLA BEGINNING TO CLASSIFY WHO TAKES BETTER CARE OF OTHER FOLKS'S SOULS THAN OF HIS OWN BODY AND THAT WOMAN IN THE SEALSKIN IS DISCONTENTED AND CROSS AT SOMETHING GOT UP TOO EARLY TO CATCH THE TRAIN MAYBE AND THAT YOUNG CHAP MUST BE ONE OF THE BOYS NOT LONG OUT OF THE HOSPITAL THAT WOMAN'S CHILDREN LOOKS AS IF THEY HADN'T ENJOYED A SQUARE MEAL SINCE THEY WERE BORN AND IF THAT GIRL ACROSS FROM ME HAS A MOTHER I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE WOMAN MEANS LETTING HER DAUGHTER GO FROM HOME IN THIS WEATHER IN CLOTHES LIKE THAT LUCY ROSE MERELY WONDERED UNCOMFORTABLY WHAT THE OTHERS THOUGHT OF AUNT SERILLA'S BASKET THEY EXPECTED TO REACH PEMBROKE THAT NIGHT BUT AS THE DAY WORE ON THE STORM GREW WORSE TWICE THE TRAIN HAD TO STOP WHILE THE TRAIN HANDS DUG IT OUT THE THIRD TIME IT COULD NOT GO ON
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