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Quotation from The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
“Oh, what useful things flannel petticoats are!”
The Railway Children, Chapter XII, What Bobbie brought home (Project Gutenberg #1874)
In the tunnel Bobbie takes off her white petticoat to make a cushion for Jim's broken leg.
Citation: "Oh, what useful things flannel petticoats are!" — E. Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter XII, What Bobbie brought home (Project Gutenberg #1874). (id the-railway-children-q6)
Portrait: Nesbit-railway001, C. E. Brock (illustrator) / Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Public domain.
