"Yes; he would certainly have put you out of the car if I had not."
"I don't believe a word on't."
"I do, Mrs. Whippleton. He says you have done the same thing before."
"He's a fearful liar. I'll tell my son Charles all about it, and, if he has any influence, that man shall smart for it."
"I don't think the conductor is to blame. He only did his duty."
"Then you think I'm to blame," said she, putting on her dignity.
"If you lost your ticket—"
"Do you think I didn't lose it?" she interposed, quick to catch even an implied imputation.
"Of course I think you did lose it. But the conductor cannot pass every one who says he has lost his ticket."
"Well, I don't care. It was a mean trick, and I'll tell Charles all about it."