A True Gentleman

I'm on the tube in London, in the heatwave. There have been delays on the lines due to the heat that has caused signal failures and all sorts of problems. I had to wait at St Paul's station for about 20 minutes before I could even find a tube that I could get on. At Mile End the train stops and a young woman in army combat fatigues steps on with a large duffel bag. An elderly gentleman gets up from his seat and offers it to her (she politely declines).