The next day, Peter held up a notice as The Green Dragon came out of the tunnel towards the cottage (a small house in the country). The notice said, "LOOK OUT AT THIS STATION. "
The old gentleman saw the notice. He looked out at the station as the train came in. He saw a lttle girl—it was Phyllis—running towards his carriage. He stood up and leaned out of the window of his carriage.
"Please read this, "Phyllis said, and put a letter into his hand.
The train left the station. The old gentleman sat down and read the letter. It was from Peter. The letter said:
Dear Mr. We do not know your name.
Mother is ill, and the doctor says we must give her some special things. But Mother can't afford them. We do not know anyone here because Father is away, and we do not know where he lives. Father will pay you, or ifhe has lost all his money, I will pay you when I am a man. I promise you. Please get all the things on this list, and give them to the station master tomorrow.
The letter was signed by Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis.
The old gentleman read the letter and smiled. Then he put it in his pocket and started to read his newspaper again.
That night there was a knock on the door of the cottage. The porter from the railway station was there.
"An old gentleman gave this parcel (包裹) to the station master," he said. "It's for you. "
The parcel was full of everything on the list of special things to make Mother well again. There was a letter from the old gentleman. It said:
Dear Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis,
Here are the things on your list. I am very happy to give them to you, and I hope your mother is soon better. When she asks where the things come from, tell her they are from a friend. When she is well, you can tell her the truth. She may say that you were wrong to ask a stranger for these things. I think you were right.
The letter was signed"G. P. "and something that the children could not read.
"I think we were right to ask the old gentleman for his help," Peter said. "The important thing is for Mother to feel better. "
