Introduction to the text This is a well-known short story by Maugham, in which he describes an impoverished young writer who had yo invite a lady to lunch. The latter said repeated!, that she preferred simple and fight meals but turned out to have a very good appetit especially for expensive things The young writer felt he was caught in trap of his own making because he was inexperienced andThis is a well-known short story by Maugham, in which he describes an impoverished young writer who had to invite a lady to lunch. The latter said repeatedly that she preferred simple and light meals but turned out to have a very good appetite, especially for expensive things. The young writer felt he was caught in a trap of his own making because he was inexperienced and Ⅱ. Introduction to the text