At one of the stops a knight of the road, whose business was selling women's ready-to-wear garments, came into the car and walked down the aisle past several vacant sections to number 10, where, pausing, he said complacently;
"Miss, may I occupy the forward seat of your compartment, until the conductor assigns me one?"
"Certainly, the space is unoccupied."
"You probably find it tiresome traveling alone?"
"I usually find it more comfortable without company."
"Are you traveling far?"
This question the lady seemed not to hear, but rang the bell for the porter.
"Porter, please tell the conductor I wish to speak to him."
"Conductor, this gentleman has expressed a wish to be assigned a seat; he probably desires one in another section."
"There's plenty of room; I told him as he came in to occupy number 4. 'Porter, put this gentleman's baggage in number 4.' This is number 10; yours is the third section forward."