Sentence:  It dawns on you that instead of a lump to fill the seat across the bridge <WSD>table</WSD> from you , he was a man , and that because Gratt Shafer was making you miserable , you were passing it down to him , to Gratt Shafer 's substitute , that other guy . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs