“This beats all!” said the conductor, faintly. “He didn’t seem to succeed very well.”
“He came near succeeding. I thought he would one spell.”
“Well, this is a fine scrape. This is Joe’s engine, and he’ll have to take the train through.”
“He isn’t able to take the train through now.”
“What can we do?”
“Send me a brakeman who can fire, and I’ll take her through.”
“You?”
“Yes.”
“You’re no engineer.”
“I am engineer enough to do that trick.”