Justify the title "all about a dog"by A.G.Gardiner
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It was a bitterly cold night, and even at the far end of the bus the east wind that raved along the street cut like a knife. The bus stopped, and two women and a man got in together and filled the vacant places. The younger woman was dressed in sealskin, and carried one of those little Pekinese dogs that women in sealskin like to carry in their laps. The conductor came in and took the fares. Then his eye rested with cold malice on the beady eyed toy dog. I saw trouble brewing. This was the opportunity for which he had been waiting, and he intended to make the most of it. I had marked him as the type of what Mr. Wells has called the Resentful Employee, the man with a general vague grievance against everything and a particular grievance against passengers who came and sat in his seat while he shivered at the door.
You must take that dog out,' he said with sour venom.
I shall certainly do nothing of the kind. You can take my name and address,' said the woman, who had evidently expected the challenge and knew the reply.
'You must take that dog out-that's my orders.'
'I won't go on the top in such weather, It would kill me,' said the woman.
'Certainly not.' said her lady companion. ‘You’ve got a cough as it is.'
'It's nonsense.' said her male companion.
The conductor pulled the bell and the bus stopped. This bus doesn't go on until that dog is brought out. And he stepped on to the pavement and waited. It was his moment of triumph. He had the law on his side and a whole bus full of angry people under the harrow. His embittered soul was having a real holiday.
The storm inside rose high. 'Shameful'; 'He's no better than a German'; 'Why
The whole story is about the problem related to having a dog in the bus on a very cold night. Although the travelers were not against a co-passenger having a dog with her, the conductor was against it. He argued that it was against the rules and demanded that the lady went on the top with the dog. The conductor refused to allow the bus to proceed further until this was done. Even a passing cop could do nothing to ease the situation. Finally, he had his way and the bus moved forward.