The statement that the author provided is a result of the earlier meeting of the author and that lady. It was the time when the author was not well off and neither did he have the sense to say no to that women. That time he had to part with all his money with the whole month ahead of him. This happened because the lady kept on ordering the most expensive items on the menu one after the another. Every time he had to say no for ordering for himself because that would double up the cost. The lady ordered salmon, asparagus, caviare etc and the author's heart sank with each order she placed. The author being a vindictive man did not say a word but now after 20 years, he remembered the embarrassment while the lady is now only twenty-one stone.