My lost Dollar Questions and Answers

Why did Todd borrow a dollar from the author?

When Todd was leaving for Bermuda he needed a dollar in change to pay his taxi fare and borrowed it from the author.

What did the author receive from Hamilton? What expectation did it arouse in him?

The author received a note that Todd had sent from Hamilton, Bermuda .

When the author opened the note he hoped to find the dollar that his friend had borrowed from him. But the note only informed him that the temperature was nearly 100.

What did the author do when Todd returned from Bermuda? Why did he do it?

When his friend Todd returned from Bermuda, the author went to the station to receive him at the train.

The author says that when his friend returned from Bermuda he went to the station to receive him on the platform not because of the dollar but because he wanted make him feel good seeing someone waiting for him after his absence for three weeks.  But the author proposed to take a taxi up to the club apparently to remind his friend of the dollar he had borrowed from him by way of paying the taxi fare.

What was another occasion when the author expected his friend to remember the fact that he had borrowed a dollar from him?

The author met his friend too often and only two nights before they had had dinner together. Todd was talking about Poland and referred to the debts of Poland saying that the country would never repay them. The author felt that it was a fitting occasion to remind Todd of the fact that he had borrowed a dollar from him.

What is the painful thought occurring to the author at intervals?

The author realizes that if Todd owes him a dollar and has forgotten about it, there might be men to whom he owes a dollar and he has forgotten about it. With the painful thought occurring to him at intervals, he seems to realize that there might be a good number of them. The more he thinks of it, the more he dislikes it as he does not have the intention to repay his debts during his life time.