The narrator and his childhood friend are on their way to an inn where they plan to stay for the night. The narrator is excited because he's never been to a hotel before, and he and his friend are going to have a great time. The train is going so fast that the narrator can't keep up with the pace of the train. He's so excited that he can barely keep his eyes off the train as it speeds past him. The two of them eat the food they bought at the train station, and the narrator is so happy to be with his friend that he starts to feel like a "normal couple" . He and the friend have been married for a long time, and they're very happy to finally be in a place where they can be together. The food is so good that they can just head back to their room once they finish eating. The hotel is so nice, the narrator says, that he wants to go back to his room and wait for the food to finish. The