This was said in the spirit of a joke, but, as it turned out, it missed fire, as both the arrival and departure of the train were strictly in accordance with the schedule.

They enlisted the government's support.

When my most jesus fear is crucified By ready nails at every stranger's eye, By christian words mishammered at my ear, They are my fears, not I, that die.

When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlor were locked, they said, Surely he covers his feet in his summer chamber. (Judges 3:24)