Question

i) “That ain't money, mister," he said “And if you are trying to skin me, you won't get very far." And he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. a) Infer the speaker of the above lines b) Explain the speaker's reason for not accepting the money. c) Describe the setting or the location of the incident in one line.​

Answer 1

a) The ticket clerk at the third level is the speaker of these lines.

b) He did not accept the money because in 1894 that currency was not in use. Charley was carrying currency notes of Twentieth century; these notes were not in use in the nineteenth century.

c) The incident took place in 1894 in the past at the New York Central Station.