Let’s now read the story of a bus conductor and his passengers with a dog. The story is written by A.G Gardiner. All about a Dog 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 young 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 eyes rested with old 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 great 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 the 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 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 the 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 isn’t he in the army?” “Call the police. Let’s all report him.” “Let’s make him give us our fares back.” Everybody was on the side of the lady and the dog. That little animal sat blinking at the dim lights in happy unconsciousness of the rumpus of which he was the cause. The conductor came to the door, “What’s your number?” said one, taking out a pocket-book with a gesture of terrible things. “There’s my number,” said the conductor imperturbably. “Give us our fares back.” “You can’t leave us here all night.” “No fares back,” said the conductor. Two or three passengers got out and disappeared into the night. The conductor took another turn on the pavement, then went and had a talk with the driver. Another bus, the last on the road, sailed by indifferent to the shouts of the passengers to stop, “They stick by each other the villains,” was the comment. Someone pulled the bell violently.
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- Once two women and a man got into a bus and found places to sit.
- Of these, one woman dressed in sealskin carried a little Pekinese dog which the conductor asked to take out as he had the law on this side.
- The lady refused to go on the top as she was afraid the cold outside will kill her for, she had cough already. But the bus stopped as the conductor pulled the bell and said that the bus will not go until the dog is taken out.
- The whole bus was full of angry people who supported the lady with the dog. They demanded their fares back to which the conductor said, “No fares back.”
- Two or three passengers got the money back and walked away.
- By then the police arrived and upon enquiry the policeman learnt that the conductor refused to take the lady’s name and address.
- When the lady saw the bus was emptying, she was ready to go on the top and she refused to send the male companion who offered to go on the top instead of her. Only when the lady went up the stairs, the conductor ordered the driver to start the bus.
- But, when the conductor came back after fixing the engine which stopped working suddenly, he saw the lady was back in the bus. He pulled the chain again and the whole episode of rumpus was repeated.
- The conductor did not give up. He sent the lady with the dog away to the top.
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why did the condoctor wants the dog to be taken out
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