68.--THE TWO TRAINS.

I put this little question to a stationmaster, and his correct answer

was so prompt that I am convinced there is no necessity to seek talented

railway officials in America or elsewhere.

Two trains start at the same time, one from London to Liverpool, the

other from Liverpool to London. If they arrive at their destinations one

hour and four hours respectively after passing one another, how much

faster is one train running than the other?

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