Train Journey to Johannesburg
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Why did the leader want to sit where the narrator was seated?

He wanted to smoke and possibly have some fresh air.

How did the narrator respond when the leader asked him to sit on a dirty sack-cloth?

The insult was more than he could bear, so he refused to sit at the leader's feet.

What did the leader do when the narrator refused to sit at his feet?

The leader began to box the narrator's ears and tried to drag him down.

How did the other passengers react to the leader's behavior towards the narrator?

<p>Some of the passengers were moved to pity and asked the leader to stop beating the narrator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who sent a wire to the coach agent at Charlestown?

<p>Abdulla Sheth</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the coach agent at Charlestown claim the ticket was cancelled?

<p>Because the agent needed a pretext for putting the person off.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the 'leader' of the coach decide to give up his seat to the person?

<p>Because the leader considered the person a 'coolie' and a stranger, and did not want to seat him with the white passengers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the person decide to sit next to the coachman despite feeling insulted?

<p>Because if he had raised a protest, the coach would have left without him and he would have lost another day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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