The Railway Children Page #2

Come on, you two.

Well...

I'm very surprised at you, Cook.

Where's your dignity?

And take that silly hat off.

Get yourself dressed properly.

I don't know I seem to do

all the work round here.

We shouldn't really Peter,

she'll get soaked.

It's too late, she's coming.

Stairs... stairs... stairs...

I'll have fallen arches

before me holiday.

I hope you're undressed and ready,

master Peter.

I haven't got all night, you know.

- Yes, Ruth.

- Good...

You...!

- Oh! Stop it!

- You nasty little limb, you!

If you don't mend your ways

you'll go where your precious

father's gone, so I tell you straight.

Ruth!

Huh!

We're going to have to play

at being poor for a while.

We're moving to a darling little house

in the country, up in Yorkshire.

- What?

- I know you'll love it

- Is Aunt Emma coming?

- No, Peter, unfortunately not.

- Don't you want a 1st Class, madam?

- No, Second. Thank you.

Ah, looked like 1st Class quality to me.

- Are we on the right train for Yorkshire?

- Yes.

Thank you.

Ooh... careful.

Give that to me.

- I'll take that bag.

- Thank you so much.

- Goodbye.

- Thank you. Goodbye.

Excuse me.

We want to go to the house on the hill.

The Three Chimneys.

- Er, do you know the way?

- I daresay.

- Well, will you show us?

- I dare say.

- Phyllis, are you all right?

- Yes.

Can't we put just one box

on your cart?

You asked me to show you the way,

nothing was said about boxes.

Never mind, darlings.

It's only a few more yards.

I wonder why she didn't leave

the lights on.

Who is she?

Mrs Viney, The woman I engaged

to clean the place and to get the supper.

I expect Mrs Viney's gone home.

Your train was late, see.

But she's got the key.

What do we do?

She'll have left that

under the doorstep.

- We all do hereabouts.

- Well you might have said so.

You never asked, did you?

Nothing was said

about a door key.

- May I borrow your lamp, please?

- I daresay.

If you say "I daresay" once more,

I shall have hysterics, I daresay

Oh... there we are.

What's that?

It's only the rats.

God works in mysterious ways

his wonders to perform.

Ow!

Rats!

I wish we hadn't come.

Don't you worry, darlings.

I saw a paraffin lamp on the table,

we'll soon have some light.

Oh, those poor little mice,

they were so frightened.

I don't believe they were rats at all.

You've often said you wanted

something to happen, well now it has.

It's quite exciting, isn't it?

I told Mrs Viney to get

some meat and bread

and have some supper ready.

I wonder where...

Oh, I suppose she's laid it

in the dining room.

Come along darlings, up here.

Let's go and see.

Come along.

Oh darlings, mind the steps.

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