Escape from the Dark Page #3

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Why don't you go to school like us?

Because it's a colliey

school and she's a lady.

- I'm not a lady!

- Oh, yes, you are.

I'm not a lady, I'm not!

- I said you're a lady.

- How dare you.

- Take that back.

- Nothing wrong with that.

Oh, yes, there is, the way you said it.

Watch what you're doing.

You'll tear your dress.

I don't care! I'm not a lady!

I'll make you take it back!

- Stop it, you. That's enough!

- What?

Ladies don't fight.

I wonder what it's like down the pit.

Ain't you ever been down?

We go down all the time.

You're too young. Boys aren't allowed

to work in the mines until they're 14.

- We don't work, exactly.

- We help Bert with the ponies.

The ponies? You help

with the pit ponies?

Yes. We go to the stables near eveyday.

We help look after 'em.

You'll miss them when

they're gone then, won't you?

Gone?

- The ponies! Mum, the ponies!

- Now where have you been?

- The ponies!

- What about the ponies?

They're gonna get rid of them.

They're putting machiney in instead.

What will become of the ponies?

What will they do with them?

What can they do? Nobody's

going to pay for their keep

if they can't work.

Come on. Sit down and have your tea.

- What will happen to them?

- How should I know?

Be thanMul it's only the ponies

they're getting rid of and not the men.

Of course, you wouldn't care. You're

the one who left my father in the pit.

You got out and left him to die!

Luke!

Dave...

How could you say such a thing to him?

I don't care.

He's no right to be here in our house.

It's his house now. He

works all day down that pit

- to keep us in food and clothes...

- I don't want him here.

- Nor do I.

- What does it matter what you want?!

Go to bed, both of you!

You can go without your tea.

Perhaps that'll teach you to

remember who earns it for you.

I brought you some bread and milk.

Come on.

If he's asleep, you eat it all.

Shove over a bit.

Dave, you know Luke

didn't leave your father.

- Yes, he did.

- No, he didn't.

Luke was injured in the fall, and

your father went in to rescue him.

- Then the second explosion came.

- I know.

But Luke could've done

something to help him.

He was brought up

unconscious. What could he do?

God bless.

Well, that's the lot. The rest of

my men will be here on Saturday.

Right.

I wish I could go down and

see the ponies before they go.

- Girls aren't allowed down the pit.

- Nor are boys.

But you get down, and

I'm bigger than you are.

But not much.

Alice! No, Alice, you can't!

- Morning, Bert.

- Morning, boys.

- Hello.

- Evening, Bert.

- Got some spares?

- Aye. There you are.

Thanks.

- Sir?

- If I see those boys going down again,

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