Great Expectations

The Railway Children

how old do you think the children were?

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Roberta is twelve years old.

The shutters were shut and there were twelve candles on the table, one for each of Roberta’s years.

I do not see evidence of the other children's ages. Roberta is the oldest of the three children. Peter is the middle child, and Phyllis is the youngest.

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The Railway Children