Chapter 1, Poor Visitor Summary

It is Lucy's first day in a location yet to be disclosed. She is traveling to an apartment from the airport, with the driver or a passenger pointing out the sights to her. She was overwhelmed but disappointed with what she saw. After getting out of the car, she gets into an elevator and eats food out of a refrigerator. All of these things were new to her; she slept well.

In the morning, she was happy the sun was bright. She was surprised that the sun was shining, but the weather was cold to her, as she was from a tropical area. She put on a madras dress and went outside into the cold for the first time. She sometimes felt homesick and was surprised that she longed even for the things she disliked. Lucy lived in the...