Rav Elyashiv's Approach to Hillel's Actions

Rav Elyashiv offers a totally different answer. He explains that Hillel hid his identity when he ran in front of the poor person. It seems that Rav Elyashiv understands that the prohibition for a talmud chocham to go beyond the letter of the law when he is exempt, only applies when it is not recognizable that he is doing a mitzvah, such as in the case of returning a lost object, because it looks bad to onlookers that a talmid chocham is doing something beneath his dignity for no apparent reason. In a similar vein, if onlookers do not know that the person doing this mitzvah is a talmud chocham, then there is no harm done to his honor or the honor of the Torah.