“Father had been away in the country for three or four days. All Peter's hopes for the curing of his afflicted Engine were now fixed on his Father, for Father was most wonderfully clever with his fingers. He could mend all sorts of things. He had often acted as veterinary surgeon to the wooden rocking-horse; once he had saved its life when all human aid was despaired of, and the poor creature was given up for lost, and even the carpenter said he didn't see his way to do anything. And it was Father who mended the doll's cradle when no one else could; and with a little glue and some bits of wood and a pen-knife made all the Noah's Ark beasts as strong on their pins as ever they were, if not stronger.” LoveFatherFamilyFatherhoodThe Railway Children Author:Edith Nesbitt
“The great thing is to be cheerful. Nobody can be cheerful in the dark except owls and dormice.” LightMotherDarknessCandlesThe Railway Children Author:Edith Nesbitt