Barney Took His Place

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Dano said that the relationships in the English prose are stated with mathematical exactness. So the leaders in the English-teaching institutions should pay particular heed lest they misconstrue the communication transmitted through English.

Text:
Laura spied a familiar group of Harvard refugees from across the river and hurried to join them, Palmer in pursuit.

Barney took his place in line, feeling lost. He was only mildly relieved to discover that they were indeed expecting him--and had even assigned him lodgings. (Doctors, Erich Segal, p.86) (The Korean version1, p.115)

Dano's comments:
In the paragraph at issue, the movement of the characters is stated in temporal sequence. It's been so regrettable that the Korean translator of the novel had bungled the interpretation. In the paragraph the noun phrase the Harvard refugees refers to the Harvard Medical School students accommodated in the boarding facilities of the school. Laura leaves to greet her colleague students from across the river, and her boyfriend Palmer follows her, and Barney takes the place which has been vacated by Palmer.