The Train Encounter Once upon a time, a person (the narrator) was sitting alone in a train compartment. A man entered the compartment carrying a fancy suitcase. He looked at the narrator and excitedly said, "Well, well!" as if he recognized him. The narrator, however, had no idea who this man was. The man kept saying, "Well, well!" and seemed very happy to see the narrator. The narrator was confused and tried to remember who this man could be. He mentioned that he didn't know him from Adam (a way of saying he didn't know him at all) and that he had a very good memory, but sometimes he just couldn't remember names or faces. The Memory Game The man then said, "By Jove!" (an old-fashioned way of expressing surprise) and asked, "Who would have thought of seeing you?" The narrator was still trying to figure out who this man was, but he just couldn't remember. The man started talking about how life ...