Wicket gate

I turned instinctively to the walk beneath my study-window, where I had seen her the evening before with her little dog, and followed the path which her dear feet had trodden so often, till I came to the wicket gate that led into her rose garden.

No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward. She walked across the tow path to the neat green wicket gate and stepped through into the tiny garden.

NR was already planning safety work on the crossing this summer. Its teams will now install wicket gates closer to the railway, allowing people to make better decisions about whether it is safe to cross.