The village railway station only escaped the axe <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the then owner of Sommerseat <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Was a friend of a friend of the chancellor <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was to my advantage as I owned <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rather lovely stationmaster’s cottage <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our station was reduced but not unkindly so <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With both platforms remaining and an hourly service <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I belonged to the friends of the station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who essentially worked with the railway people <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To ensure that the station was kept nice and tidy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This said and I was not the only witness <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To something we that all considered rather odd<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an unnamed woman was often seen <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hanging around the station area<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Especially on early summer evenings <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was polite and friendly when spoken to <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But at the same time was rather remote <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The strange thing was that some days later <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A white silk scarf would be found in the waiting room <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seemed too ordered to be accidental <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And this began to trouble those who cared
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