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Dust rolled about the jolting cars and sifted through every opening. Cinders rattled on the roofs and the long train noisily followed the river. Although the afternoon was hot, a stove burned in the compartment at the back of the Colonist car, and Alison waited for a tin kettle to boil. Kit leaned against the partition and entertained two children by pulling a bootlace through a knot.
"Why, that's just too cute! " one exclaimed, and seized Kit's hand. "You held on to both ends, but you pulled another through the loop. How'd you fix it?"