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My sense of right and justice was beginning to assert itself, and I felt quite indignant with the fellow. Two minutes ago, as I have explained, I could contemplate the taking of another man's seat with equanimity. MY SENSE OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE WAS BEGINNING TO ASSERT ITSELF AND I FELT QUITE INDIGNANT WITH THE FELLOW TWO MINUTES AGO AS I HAVE EXPLAINED I COULD CONTEMPLATE THE TAKING OF ANOTHER MAN'S SEAT WITH EQUANIMITY
 carriage, and, making room for ourselves among the luggage there, sat down and tried to look innocent and easy. B. said that the best thing we could do, when the other people came, would be to pretend to be dead asleep, and too stupid to understand anything. I replied that as far as I was concerned, I thought I could convey the desired impression without stooping to deceit at all, and prepared to make myself comfortable. A few seconds later another man got into the carriage. He also made room for himself among the luggage and sat down. "I am afraid that seat's taken, sir," said B. when he had recovered his surprise at the man's coolness. "In fact, all the seats in this carriage are taken." "I can't help that," replied the ruffian, cynically. "I've got to get to Cologne some time to-day, and there seems no other way of doing it that I can see." "Yes, but so has the gentleman whose seat you have taken got to get there," I remonstrated; "what about him? You are thinking only of yourself! S WATCHING US WE SLIPPED QUICKLY INTO THE CARRIAGE AND MAKING ROOM FOR OURSELVES AMONG THE LUGGAGE THERE SAT DOWN AND TRIED TO LOOK INNOCENT AND EASY B SAID THAT THE BEST THING WE COULD DO WHEN THE OTHER PEOPLE CAME WOULD BE TO PRETEND TO BE DEAD ASLEEP AND TOO STUPID TO UNDERSTAND ANYTHING I REPLIED THAT AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED I THOUGHT I COULD CONVEY THE DESIRED IMPRESSION WITHOUT STOOPING TO DECEIT AT ALL AND PREPARED TO MAKE MYSELF COMFORTABLE A FEW SECONDS LATER ANOTHER MAN GOT INTO THE CARRIAGE HE ALSO MADE ROOM FOR HIMSELF AMONG THE LUGGAGE AND SAT DOWN I AM AFRAID THAT SEAT'S TAKEN SIR SAID B WHEN HE HAD RECOVERED HIS SURPRISE AT THE MAN'S COOLNESS IN FACT ALL THE SEATS IN THIS CARRIAGE ARE TAKEN I CAN'T HELP THAT REPLIED THE RUFFIAN CYNICALLY I'VE GOT TO GET TO COLOGNE SOME TIME TO DAY AND THERE SEEMS NO OTHER WAY OF DOING IT THAT I CAN SEE YES BUT SO HAS THE GENTLEMAN WHOSE SEAT YOU HAVE TAKEN GOT TO GET THERE I REMONSTRATED WHAT ABOUT HIM YOU ARE THINKING ONLY OF YOURSELF
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