“Will you be comfortable, Jenny?”
“Oh, yes, thank you, miss. Second class here is like first class on any other train.”
She pulled open a small pair of doors in the wall, revealing a tiny ‘bathroom’ with wash basin and taps. Next to it was a closet just big enough for a few clothes.
“I will unpack a few things that you’ll need for tonight,” she said, and started to work.
Vanda wandered out into the corridor and found Robert, standing by a window and watching the preparations for departure.
“I will not be easy in my mind until we are moving,” she said. “I keep expecting to see someone come running down the platform calling for us to stop.”
At that moment the whistle blew.
“Here we go!” Robert said, smiling tenderly at her excitement. “Stop worrying.”
He took her hand, squeezing it i
