Dr. Misawa's daughter has had an affair with a "pres huge boy" , which means that other boys have also had affairs with her, too. The girl's father, a day laborer, has tried to stop the affair, but no one will listen to him. The rumor is that the doctor and the boy got into a fight, and that the boy pushed him down the stairs. This is not true, says Misawa, because no one is willing to try to confirm the rumor for themselves. He wants to give Misawa something to talk to her about, so he invites her to tea. He tells her that he knows her father and that he gave her this present three months ago when he confessed his love for her.