But he was not going to put up with such scandalous treatment.

He should cause an inquiry to be made; he should write to the _Times_, he should--in short, he behaved like a true Englishman in adverse circumstances, and poured forth abuse like water.

Others followed--some angry, some silent, all cold and miserable.

A stout woman in black, who had been sent for to a dying child, was weeping aloud; a dazed man with bound-up head and a terrified wife were pounced upon immediately by expectant friends, and borne off with voluble sympathy.
One or two people slightly hurt were helped out after the others.

The train was emptied at last.