The narrator's point of view is shaped by idealism. As he drives past the woman and her daughter everyday, he imposes his own vision of who they are and how they live. Therefore, he sets himself up for disappointment because his impressions of the woman and her daughter are not based in reality, but from an image that he creates to suit his purpose.
The point of view expressed by the train conductor regarding the woman and her daughter loses its significance for the narrator after he confronts them. But by that time, he no longer needs them to live in his idealistic vision, he is retired, he has stepped off the train and will no longer gaze upon them as he passes their small cottage everyday.
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