Plain Tales from the Hills 21 - In Error

In which we observe the troubled plight of a solitary engineer whose secret battle with drink is intricately bound to his reverence for a formidable lady of Simla society, whose influence—real or imagined—offers him a frail hope of redemption. Through the lens of colonial life’s unforgiving gaze, the narrative delicately reveals how appearances and self-deception intertwine in the quiet struggles of a man seeking to regain his footing amidst the shadows of his past.