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Gilbert almost leaped into the air, and committed himself by making a motion to reach down his valise. GILBERT ALMOST LEAPED INTO THE AIR AND COMMITTED HIMSELF BY MAKING A MOTION TO REACH DOWN HIS VALISE
e 3.55." "Can't do it, Miss; this is an express train; only stops at Lowell, where this gentleman is going!" (Here the conductor gave a sportive wink at the bridegroom who had an appointment in Lawrence.) The pretty girl burst into a flood of tears and turned her face despairingly to the window, while the bride talked to the groom excitedly about what they ought to have done and what they would have done had she been consulted. Gilbert could hardly conceal his enjoyment of the situation, and indeed everybody within hearing--that is, anybody who chanced to be on the right train--looked at the bride and groom and the pretty girl, and tittered audibly. "Why don't people make inquiries?" thought Gilbert superciliously. "Perhaps they have never been anywhere before, but even that's no excuse." He handed his ticket to the conductor with a broad smile, saying in an undertone, "What kind of passengers are we carrying this afternoon?" "The usual kind, I guess!--You're on the wrong train, sonny! LEASE AND LET ME WAIT FOR THE THREE FIFTY FIVE CAN'T DO IT MISS THIS IS AN EXPRESS TRAIN ONLY STOPS AT LOWELL WHERE THIS GENTLEMAN IS GOING HERE THE CONDUCTOR GAVE A SPORTIVE WINK AT THE BRIDEGROOM WHO HAD AN APPOINTMENT IN LAWRENCE THE PRETTY GIRL BURST INTO A FLOOD OF TEARS AND TURNED HER FACE DESPAIRINGLY TO THE WINDOW WHILE THE BRIDE TALKED TO THE GROOM EXCITEDLY ABOUT WHAT THEY OUGHT TO HAVE DONE AND WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE HAD SHE BEEN CONSULTED GILBERT COULD HARDLY CONCEAL HIS ENJOYMENT OF THE SITUATION AND INDEED EVERYBODY WITHIN HEARING THAT IS ANYBODY WHO CHANCED TO BE ON THE RIGHT TRAIN LOOKED AT THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THE PRETTY GIRL AND TITTERED AUDIBLY WHY DON'T PEOPLE MAKE INQUIRIES THOUGHT GILBERT SUPERCILIOUSLY PERHAPS THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE BEFORE BUT EVEN THAT'S NO EXCUSE HE HANDED HIS TICKET TO THE CONDUCTOR WITH A BROAD SMILE SAYING IN AN UNDERTONE WHAT KIND OF PASSENGERS ARE WE CARRYING THIS AFTERNOON THE USUAL KIND OF GUESS YOU'RE ON THE WRONG TRAIN SONNY
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