The train, jerking at regular intervals at the junctions of the rails, rolled by the platform, past a stone wall, a signal-box, past other trains; the wheels, moving more smoothly and evenly, resounded with a slight clang on the rails.

The window was lighted up by the bright evening sun, and a slight breeze fluttered the curtain.

Anna forgot her fellow passengers, and to the light swaying of the train she fell to thinking again, as she breathed the fresh air.