Tom was feeling very nervous.It was his first time acting on stage and he was afraid that he would make some fortuitous mistakes in front of the crowd. He had been selected to act as the timorous lion in a truncated version of "The Wizard of Oz". While acting, he could see people giong into a long diatribe. After acting, he was feeling very sad and his friend told him that he should not bother about those critics and people of those ilk. After hearing that, Tom felt more relieve.