n an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out
of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly
as
though in hesitation
towards K. bridge.
He had successfully avoided meeting his landlady on the staircase. His garret was under the roof of a high five-storied house and was more like a cupboard than a room. The landlady who provided him with garret dinners and attendance lived on the floor below and every time he went out he was obliged to pass her kitchen the door of which invariably stood open. And each time he passed the young man had a sick frightened feeling which made him scowl and feel ashamed. He was hopelessly in debt to his landlady and was afraid of meeting her.