One day I was taking a bus. The driver didn't   21   to start the bus soon because it was not yet  22  .A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story  23  , not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her  24  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she  25  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked  26  .

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he  27  that he had spent all his money as he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to  28  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   29  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's   30  .

The woman was watching the incident.   31  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered.

“Stop  32  him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home”

“He doesn't have any money!” the driver  33  .