title: Paddington Goes to Town (Paddington Bear)
author:  Michael Bond 
description: <div>"Welcome back, Paddington." School Library Journal</div>
zlib_text: 4.50 From Paddington
  
  4.50 From Paddington
  4.50 From Paddington
  
  4.50 From Paddington
  
  Chapter 1
  Mrs. McGillicuddy panted along the platform in the wake of the porter carrying her suitcase. Mrs.
  McGillicuddy was short and stout, the porter was tall and free-striding. In addition, Mrs.
  McGillicuddy was burdened with a large quantity of parcels; the result of a day's Christmas shopping.
  The race was, therefore, an uneven one, and the porter turned the corner at the end of the platform
  whilst Mrs. McGillicuddy was still coming up the straight.
  No.1 Platform was not at the moment unduly crowded, since a train had just gone out, but in the
  no-man's land beyond, a milling crowd was rushing in several directions at once, to and from
  undergrounds, left-luggage offices, tearooms, inquiry offices, indicator boards, and the two outlets.
  Arrival and Departure, to the outside world.
  Mrs. McGillicuddy and her parcels were buffeted to and fro, but she arrived eventually at the
  entrance to No.3 platfo