10.Question: Who said to
whom? “But I haven't a
copper on me"
Answers
Answer:
On Saying Please by AG Gardiner
The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of 'Please'. The complainant entering the lift, said, 'Top'. The lift-man demanded 'Top-please' and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This, of course, was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and my assailant have broken quite definite commands of the law, but no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could sanction the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognize as a legally punishable offence. And whatever our sympathy with the lift-man, we must admit that the law is reasonable. It would never do if we were at liberty to box people's ears because we did not like their behaviour, or the tone of their voices, or the scowl on their faces. Our fists would never be idle, and the gutters of the City would run with blood all day.
Answer:
The line is taken from the story "On Saying Please" by A.G. Gardiner.
Explanation:
- The author felt like that the conductors of the Underground Railway company have hate towards their passengers . The authors didn't like the class of conductor but he felt like honoring certain members of this class. I first became aware of its existence when I hopped on the bus one day and realized I had left home without money in my pocket. We have all experienced it, and we all know the complex feelings that discovery evokes. Even if you look closely, you look stupid, and if you look at it badly, you look like a villain, so you get angry. The conductor looked coldly, "Yeah, I know the old tricks. Then get off." And even if the conductor is nice and easily lets you down, you'll have to turn back and probably face the inconvenience of being late for your train or schedule.
- After searching my pockets in vain and finding myself completely broke, I told the conductor with the most honest face imaginable that I could not pay the fare and had to go back to get the money. . "Oh, you don't have to get off, okay," he said. "Okay," I said, "but I don't have any coppers." "Oh, I'll book you," he replied. 'Where are you going? I told him I was very nice, told him where I was going, and when he handed me the ticket I said, "But where should I send the fare?" he was happy to go And fortunately my fingers, still wandering around the corners of my pockets, lit the shilling and the bill was balanced. But that didn't diminish the radiance of joy that such a lighthearted act gave me.
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