From Crewe I had the compartment to myself, though the train was crowded. As we came to the different stations, the people, seeing my empty carriage, would run to it. "Here Maria; come long, here are some seats." "All right, Tom; we'll get in here," they would shout. And they would run, carrying heavy bags, and try to get in the door to my compartment before anyone else. And one would open the door and come in and fall back into the arms of the man behind him; and they would come and have a sniff and go into another carriage, or pay the difference and go to first class.
