A last huge party is planned for Japhy's going away. As the party nears, however, Japhy and Ray find themselves largely uninterested, as they have become bored of the party scene. Rhoda Ryder, Japhy's sister, and her fiancy visit Japhy and Ray. Rhoda's fiancy is a firmly middle-class man who aspires to work, wealth and traditional family life. He spends several hours tight-lipped and smiling while Japhy lambastes the middle-class lifestyle and remonstrates with Rhoda for her planned marriage. Throughout it all, Ray remains calm and resists lustful feelings,.....
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