Mr. Harding’s taxi arrived at the air terminal. It was ten past nine. He thanked the driver and paid the fare. The driver took Mr. Harding’s luggage and put it on the ground.A porter took the luggage to the air terminal. Mr. Harding looked at a clock. It was a quarter past nine.A stewardess took Mr. Harding’s ticket and luggage. She kept the luggage but gave the ticket back. Then she gave the luggage to the coach driver. The coach left at twenty past nine.It was half past nine now. The coach arrived at the airport. Mr. Harding went to the Departure Control. An official looked at Mr. Harding’s passport. At a quarter to ten Mr. Harding followed a stewardess to the plane.It was ten o’clock, and the plane left on time.