▁who ▁recently ▁has ▁been ▁cour ting ▁N arc issa . ▁That ▁night , ▁Ben bow ▁moves ▁back ▁into ▁his ▁parents ' ▁house , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁sitting ▁vac ant ▁for ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁meeting ▁Ben bow , ▁Stevens ▁leaves ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁dance ▁in ▁Oxford ▁that ▁same ▁night . ▁Stevens ▁has ▁returned ▁to ▁Jefferson ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁college ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁he ▁" lear ned ▁to ▁drink ▁like ▁a ▁gentleman ." ▁He ▁is ▁from ▁a ▁wealth y ▁family ▁and ▁pr ides ▁himself ▁on ▁having ▁adopted ▁the ▁world view ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁arist ocracy . ▁His ▁date ▁that ▁night ▁is ▁Temple ▁Dra ke , ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁(" O le ▁Miss "), ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁" fast ▁girl ." ▁Temple ▁also ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Mississippi ▁family ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁powerful ▁judge . ▁While ▁they ▁are ▁out , ▁G owan ▁and ▁Temple ▁make ▁plans ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁to ▁travel ▁with ▁her ▁class m ates ▁to ▁St ark ville ▁for ▁a ▁baseball ▁game . ▁But , ▁after ▁taking ▁Temple ▁home ▁after ▁the ▁dance , ▁G owan ▁lear ns ▁from ▁some ▁loc als ▁where ▁he ▁can ▁find ▁mo ons h ine ▁and ▁sp ends ▁the ▁night ▁drink ing ▁heavily . ▁He ▁passes ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁train ▁station ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁Temple ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁ ▁G owan ▁w akes ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁he