What turned out to determine whether someone would stop and help a stranger in need was how much of a hurry they thought they were in -- were they feeling they were late, or were they absorbed in what they were going to talk about.
Au bout du compte, ce qui a décidé qu’ils s’arrêtent ou non pour aider un étranger qui avait besoin d’aide, c’était dans quelle mesure ils se sentaient pressés – s’ils se sentaient en retard - ou s’ils étaient plongés dans leurs réflexions sur ce qu’ils allaient raconter.