In the extract, the driver is shown as desperate to get away from the rain, hence why he starts to

speed up the vehicle. However, one person from the coach becomes furious and starts arguing with
the driver about his speed. This is shown on line 23, “He thrust his head out and shouted up to the
driver, cursing him.” This tells us how risky driving was back in the Victorian times and that some
people want to be safe and not risk their lives.

The next person that’s introduced is a “Jovial, red-faced woman in a blue cloak.” She starts to talk
about her past experiences on the coach claiming that it was almost the twentieth time, as shown on
line 32, “She remarked for the at least the twentieth time that it was the dirtiest night she ever
remembered.” This quote explains how rainy nights occur a lot in November and how this happens
frequently in England.

The last person that we are told about is Mary Yellan who is one of the passengers of the coach. The
scene becomes more relaxing and tranquil with Mary Yellan gazing out the window of the vehicle.
She is more of a patient and quite woman than the rest of the passengers that are introduced. The
rain also suddenly appears to have soothed as barely any rain manages to enter the vehicle. We
know this as it is indicated on line 34, “Where the trickle of rain oozed through the crack in the roof.”
In this quote we emphasize more on the word oozed describing how the rain has decreased.