Aki Hayashi, a japanese visiting professor at a university in illinois, was going to convention in New Orleans. His American colleauges were all flying, but he was going to take the train. He wanted to see something of the country. Brian Ober, one of his American friends, warned him that the train would be very crowded and that he would not like it at all. Mr.Ober was very surprised when professor Hayashi told him that his compartment on the train had been very nice and specious.