LOGICAL ANALYSIS

Bus.
Platform.
Bus platform. That's the place.

Midday.
About.
About midday. That's the time.

Passengers.
Quarrel.
A passengers' quarrel. That's the action.

Young man. Hat.
Long thin neck.
A young man with a hat and a plaited cord round it.
That's the chief character.

Person.
A person.
A person. That's the second character.

Me.
Me.
Me. That's the third character, narrator.

Words.
Words.
Words. That's what was said.

Seat vacant.
Seat taken.
A seat that was vacant and then taken. That's the result.

The gare Saint-Lazare.
An hour later.
A friend.
A button.
Another phrase heard. That's the conclusion.

Logical conclusion.