[Matt cleans by Mr. Conductor's switch house]
Here! You missed a spot. It's the window over here. You did the others, but don't miss this one.
[Matt dusts the house]
That's a good lad.
[he appears in front of the house, surprising Matt]
Can't do a job half way. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say. And that goes double when you're doing my windows. Because they're double-paned. A pain in the neck, and a pane to clean. Do you know what I see when I look at that clean window?
No.
The inside of the switch house. What else would I see? Well done, lad. What's your name?
Mat--Matthew--M-- Matt!
Or is it Matthew-Matt-Matthew? And you may call me Mr. Conductor. Well, you're a good worker. You know who'd like you? My friend Thomas.
Thomas lives in there with you?
Dear me, no! Thomas is a steam engine, and he lives on the Island of Sodor. You are interested in trains, aren't you?
Yes, sir.
Splendid. Then I'll tell you a story about my friend Thomas. You do like stories, don't you?
Oh, yes.
Very well. But first, I have to find my whistle.
[he looks in his pockets for his whistle and finds it]
Ah! Here we go!
[he blows his whistle and the first story begins]
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