The document sets the scene at a rural railway station in early 20th century England during a foggy, cold night. It was a time of industrial revolution where the wealthy aristocrats, dressed in fine coats, hats and gloves, held power over the oppressed working class who wore worn, sober clothes as servants or factory workers. There was a clear separation between the cultured, formally-speaking rich elite and the poor in both society and language used at that time.