Stories with a Vengeance — page 83: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page 79: Story Prose This page contains prose fiction text in two columns. The narrator describes attending social events and dinners in what appears to be a colonial or Caribbean setting, mentioning cotton brokers and local grandees. The text focuses on the narrator's encounter with a handsome man named Phil at a ball, describing Phil's appearance and charm, and recounting how the narrator lost sight of him during the evening's festivities. The passage includes observations about the social scene, the women present, and the narrator's conflicted feelings about Phil—admiring his good looks while noting what the narrator perceives as his lack of intelligence or substance.