Some of his best-loved characters were created as he rattled through the countryside aboard a steam tram, on his way to inspect the postal system in some far-flung place.

• 他那最为读者喜爱的人物，有些是他去某些遥远地方检查邮局工作而乘坐蒸汽机车在农村嘎嘎行驶时创造出来的。