根据以下资料回答第39、40题。
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We orderedhamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our food came, I started walking towards an emptytable. By bad luck, my purse strop (带子) got caught on a chair and the tray ( 托盘) that I was holdingslipped from my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, fell on a man who wasjust about to take a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly shocked, as the drinks soaked (浸湿 ) hiswhite shirt.
Then I closed my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of anger. Instead, he said "It's OK" tocomfort me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure what to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, tryingour best to look calm. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and approached ourtable. My heart almost stopped beating. I thought he was going to ask for my father's number andcall him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, "Buy yourself newhamburgers." He then walked away without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, but he chose adifferent way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still kindness in this world. I'll neverforget his actions.
What happened to the author in the restaurant?