8.Of course,I went on to talk about the train service in general,comparing this train with that, but still he said nothing.He just agreed with all I said,but he didn't seem to have any opinions of his own.I told him I sometimes went up to the City by road,but that didn't make him talk either.I didn't think it would,because you don't expect a fellow who lives in a cheap house to own a car
8. Of course, I went on to talk about the train service in general, comparing this train with that , but still he said nothing. He just agreed with all I said, but he didn’t seem to have any opinions of his own. I told him I sometimes went up to the City by road, but that didn’t make him talk either. I didn’t think it would, because you don’t expect a fellow who lives in a cheap house to own a car
9.Well,to cut a long story short,I had to give up. I'd told him a lot about myself,of course,so as to make things pleasant.I'd even boasted a little about a rather nice bit of business I'd done that morning. I've always found that there's nothing as good as boasting to start a fellow talking.It makes him want to boast too.He seemed interested in a quiet sort of way,but it was no good.So,as I say,I gave it up and started to read my paper.And the next time I looked at him,he'd put his head back and gone off to sleep!
9. Well, to cut a long story short, I had to give up. I’d told him a lot about myself, of course , so as to make things pleasant. I’d even boasted a little about a rather nice bit of business I’d done that morning. I’ve always found that there’s nothing as good as boasting to start a fellow talking. It makes him want to boast too. He seemed interested in a quiet sort of way, but it was no good. So, as I say, I gave it up and started to read my paper. And the next time I looked at him, he’d put his head back and gone off to sleep!
10.We were just running into the station then,and though the train stopped suddenly,it didn't seem to wake him.Well,I'm a kind-hearted fellow and I wasn't going to let a Bardfield man be carried on all the way to the next stop if I could help it.So I touched him sharply on the knee. 11."Wake up,old fellow!We're there!"I said. 12.He awoke at once and smiled at me. 13."Oh,so we are!"he said,and got out after me. You know what the weather was just then.When we came out of the station together it was quite dark and raining heavily.There was a wind blowing strongly enough to knock you over,and it was bitterly cold
10. We were just running into the station then, and though the train stopped suddenly, it didn’t seem to wake him. Well, I’m a kind-hearted fellow and I wasn’t going to let a Bardfield man be carried on all the way to the next stop if I could help it. So I touched him sharply on the knee. 11. “Wake up, old fellow! We’re there!” I said. 12. He awoke at once and smiled at me. 13. “Oh, so we are!” he said, and got out after me. You know what the weather was just then. When we came out of the station together it was quite dark and raining heavily. There was a wind blowing strongly enough to knock you over, and it was bitterly cold
14.Well,what would you have done?The same as did.I turned round and said to him: 15."Listen.There isn't a bus for a quarter of an hour. I've got my car in the station-yard,and if you're in one of those small houses I can take you there.It's on my way." 16."Thanks very much,"he said,and we walked through the water to where my old car was standing and off we went. 17."This is very kind of you,"he said as we started, and that was the last thing he said until we were half way across the open country. 18.Then he suddenly turned round and said,You can let me get out here
14. Well, what would you have done? The same as I did. I turned round and said to him: 15. “Listen. There isn’t a bus for a quarter of an hour. I’ve got my car in the station-yard, and if you’re in one of those small houses I can take you there. It’s on my way.” 16. “Thanks very much,” he said, and we walked through the water to where my old car was standing and off we went. 17. “This is very kind of you,” he said as we started, and that was the last thing he said until we were half way across the open country. 18. Then he suddenly turned round and said, “ You can let me get out here
19.What,here?"I asked him It seemed mad, because there wasn't a house within five hundred yards and,as I say,it was raining and blowing like the end of the world.But I slowed down,as anyone would 20.The next thing that happened was that something hit me terribly hard on the back of the head.I fell forwards and then everything went black.I can half- remember being pulled out of the car,and when I came to myself again I was lying in the ditch with the rain pouring down on me,with a bad headache,no car in sight and my pockets---as I found out later- empty
19. “What, here?” I asked him It seemed mad, because there wasn’t a house within five hundred yards and, as I say, it was raining and blowing like the end of the world. But I slowed down, as anyone would. 20. The next thing that happened was that something hit me terribly hard on the back of the head. I fell forwards and then everything went black. I can halfremember being pulled out of the car, and when I came to myself again I was lying in the ditch with the rain pouring down on me, with a bad headache, no car in sight and my pockets---as I found out later— empty