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He sat quietly for a minute or so, and then lowered the window near him, and let in a rush of icy wind, whereat the bald headed commercial gentleman turned upon him rather fiercely, and asked him what he was about, and if he wanted to give them all inflammation of the lungs, by letting in an atmosphere that was two degrees below zero. HE SAT QUIETLY FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN LOWERED THE WINDOW NEAR HIM AND LET IN A RUSH OF ICY WIND WHEREAT THE BALD HEADED COMMERCIAL GENTLEMAN TURNED UPON HIM RATHER FIERCELY AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS ABOUT AND IF HE WANTED TO GIVE THEM ALL INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS BY LETTING IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT WAS TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO
eman answered, coolly; "I believe it is generally pretty regular. But I don't know how the snow may affect the engine. There have been accidents in some parts of the country." "In consequence of the depth of snow?" "Yes. I understand so." It was about ten minutes after this brief conversation, and within a quarter of an hour of the time at which the train was due at Rugby, when the carriage, which had rocked a good deal from the first, began to oscillate very violently. One meagre little elderly traveller turned rather pale, and looked nervously at his fellow-passengers; but the young man who had spoken to Henry Dunbar, and a bald-headed commercial-looking gentleman opposite to him, went on reading their newspapers as coolly as if the rocking of the carriage had been no more perilous than the lullaby motion of an infant's cradle, guided by a mother's gentle foot. Mr. Dunbar never took his eyes from the dial of his watch. So the nervous traveller found no response to his look of terror. AYS PUNCTUAL YES THE GENTLEMAN ANSWERED COOLLY I BELIEVE IT IS GENERALLY PRETTY REGULAR BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THE SNOW MAY AFFECT THE ENGINE THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DEPTH OF SNOW YES I UNDERSTAND SO IT WAS ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER THIS BRIEF CONVERSATION AND WITHIN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OF THE TIME AT WHICH THE TRAIN WAS DUE AT RUGBY WHEN THE CARRIAGE WHICH HAD ROCKED A GOOD DEAL FROM THE FIRST BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VERY VIOLENTLY ONE MEAGRE LITTLE ELDERLY TRAVELLER TURNED RATHER PALE AND LOOKED NERVOUSLY AT HIS FELLOW PASSENGERS BUT THE YOUNG MAN WHO HAD SPOKEN TO HENRY DUNBAR AND A BALD HEADED COMMERCIAL LOOKING GENTLEMAN OPPOSITE TO HIM WENT ON READING THEIR NEWSPAPERS AS COOLLY AS IF THE ROCKING OF THE CARRIAGE HAD BEEN NO MORE PERILOUS THAN THE LULLABY MOTION OF AN INFANT CRADLE GUIDED BY A MOTHER'S GENTLE FOOT MISTER DUNBAR NEVER TOOK HIS EYES FROM THE DIAL OF HIS WATCH SO THE NERVOUS TRAVELLER FOUND NO RESPONSE TO HIS LOOK OF TERROR
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