Isolation made him so anxious that he was afraid to meet anybody.
Although a financial burden got him down totally, the person did not care about it at all.
Actually, he wasn’t afraid of the hostess, no matter what she was plotting against him.
He just didn’t want to stop at a staircase and tolerate nonsense.
The man didn’t want to listen her complaints and threats, also he didn’t feel like complying with her reasonable demands to pay rent.
Avoiding meetings with her was the best solution imaginable.
However, he was astonished at unusual intensity of fear this time.
At this rate he began to think about last events.
«it’s curious, what do people fear the most?
May they are afraid of a new step, a new word….