That Day the Rabbi Left Town
“True, his class was scheduled for eleven o’clock, but on this the first day, he felt it was somehow only proper to arrive at the start of the school day.
On the few occasions when he had gone into Boston by train, he had gone either late in the morning or early in the afternoon; never during the rush hour. So he was surprised at the crowd on the platform, and when the train pulled in, he was even more surprised to find that all seats had already been taken—most had got on at Salem, the previous... stop—and that he would have to stand. When the train had stopped, the steps of one of the cars was immediately in front of him so that he was among the first to board, but those behind pushed him forward until he found himself jammed in the middle of the car by those who had got on at the other end.
The conductor moved ever so slowly through the car, hampered by the tightly packed passengers. He was short and fat, and every now and then he removed his cap to wipe the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and this made his progress even slower.MoreLess
On the few occasions when he had gone into Boston by train, he had gone either late in the morning or early in the afternoon; never during the rush hour. So he was surprised at the crowd on the platform, and when the train pulled in, he was even more surprised to find that all seats had already been taken—most had got on at Salem, the previous... stop—and that he would have to stand. When the train had stopped, the steps of one of the cars was immediately in front of him so that he was among the first to board, but those behind pushed him forward until he found himself jammed in the middle of the car by those who had got on at the other end.
The conductor moved ever so slowly through the car, hampered by the tightly packed passengers. He was short and fat, and every now and then he removed his cap to wipe the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and this made his progress even slower.MoreLess
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