It's the middle of the day, and the air conditioner in the apartment is broken. The sound of someone's panting is coming from the apartment, and it's so loud that the narrator can't hear what's going on. He's worried about what to do about it, since he's been having sex with someone who's "peculiarly sexy" . He decides to use the spare clothes he has lying around as a cover for the next day's shift, so he can wear it to work.