In this short scene, the young narrator reflects on the events of the previous evening. He feels as though his body is "floating" and that he is in danger of losing his job. He wonders if he is an idiot for thinking so highly of the young man, and wonders if his love is so shallow that it would have made the situation even more intolerable. He realizes that he has had a good meal with the man before, and he wonders if they will ever meet again. The young narrator wonders if this is a breach of his "unspoken social contract," and wonders whether he has shared a meal with another woman.