* In Dirty Objects, James mocks Toby's shabby paint. Toby has the last laugh in the conversation.
-->"James," he asked, "why are you red?"
-->"I am a splendid engine," answered James loftily, "ready for anything. You never see ''my'' paint dirty."
-->"Oh!" said Toby innocently, "that's why you once needed bootlaces; to be ready, I suppose?"
-->James went redder than ever and snorted off.
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