The Browns first meet Paddington on a railway platform in London. He is sitting on a battered suitcase, wearing an odd-looking hat and a sign around his neck that reads, “Please look after this bear. Thank you.” And that is just what they do, unaware that home will never be the same once Paddington becomes a member of the family.
Nine stories follow Paddington's adventures and mishaps in England, along with some snippets of information about his past.
For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around the woman's throat. The body crumpled. The other train speed off.
![4.50 from Paddington [UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK WITH TEXT]](http://englishtips.org/uploads/posts/2011-01/1296392647_1.jpg "4.50 from Paddington [UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK WITH TEXT]")
