L60-4:Too early and too late
The girl asked to see a timetable, feeling sure that her father could not have made such a mistake. The porter went to fetch one and arrived back with the stationmaster, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic 'o' beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little 'o' indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
Just as that moment the train came into the station. The girl, tears streaming down her face, begged to be allowed to slip into the guard's van. But the station master was adamant: rules could not be broken and she had to watch that train disappear towards her destination while she was left behind.
flourish /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/ (为引起注意)挥舞
microscopic /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑːpɪk/ 微小的、极小的
indicate /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/ 表明;显示;象征;
tears streaming down her face 泪流满面
adamant /ˈædəmənt/ 坚定的，不动摇的
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