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Her spirit sank at the thought of it , and so she hesitated and wavered until it was too late . It was not to be wondered at that she welcomed the little scene with the pigs at the four cross-roads , and felt quite glad when Mr. Darbie asked her to get out and stand at the end of one of the roads to keep the poor little things from running down it . `` We sha n't get to Seacombe till nightfall , '' grumbled the old man when at last he had got the pair into two sacks , and had fastened them up securely on the tail-board of the van . `` And I 've got to catch the five o'clock train from there , '' said one of the passengers sourly . `` If ever you want to be a little bit earlier than usual , you 're bound to be later . It 's always the way . '' Old John Darbie always recovered his temper when other people had lost theirs .