Q: Why did the author meet Todd at the train station when he returned?
A: The author met Todd at the train station when he returned, not because of the dollar, but because he esteemed him and wanted to be nice.
Q: Did the author bring up the subject of the dollar with Todd during their evening together?
A: No, the author did not bring up the subject of the dollar with Todd during their evening together, as he felt it was not something that one could bring up.
Q: Did Todd keep track of how much his trip to Bermuda cost?
A: No, Todd did not keep track of how much his trip to Bermuda cost, as he kept no accounts.
Q: Did the author eventually realize that Todd had completely forgotten about the dollar?
A: Yes, the author eventually realized that Todd had completely forgotten about the dollar, as he asked him about it and Todd said he had practically forgotten about his trip.
Q: Does the author hold a grudge against Todd for not returning the dollar?
A: No, the author bears Todd no grudge for not returning the dollar.
Q: How does the author treat people who owe him a dollar and forget about it?
A: The author makes no difference in his demeanour to them and treats them normally.
Q: What thought has been coming into the author’s mind at intervals and how does he feel about it?
A: The thought that has been coming into the author’s mind at intervals is that there may be men to whom he owes a dollar which he has forgotten. The author feels rather uneasy and uncomfortable about this thought.
Q: Would the author be willing to pay back a dollar if he remembered owing it?
A: It is unclear, but the author seems to suggest that if he had once forgotten a dollar, he would never pay it back on this side of the grave.
Q: How does the author’s realization about potentially owing people money make him feel?
A: The author’s realization about potentially owing people money makes him feel uneasy and uncomfortable.
Q: What does the author want men who may have lent him a dollar to do?
A: The author wants men who may have lent him a dollar to speak out, preferably in reasonable numbers and in alphabetical order, so that he can immediately write their names down on paper. He wants to pay back any debts he may have forgotten about, particularly those who lent him a dollar to pay for a taxi when he was starting for Bermuda.
Q: What movement does the speaker want to start?
A: The speaker wants to start a “Back to Honesty” movement for paying back all the odd dollars that are borrowed in moments of expansion.
Q: What does the speaker want readers of the book to avoid?
A: The speaker particularly asks that no reader of the book will be careless enough to leave this copy around where it might be seen by Major Todd of the University Club of Montreal.
