Chapter 11 Summary

His money having almost magically diminished, Arturo is now desperate to see Camilla. He sits in her car and when she arrives with Sammy, Arturo refuses to get out. She says she wants nothing to do with him and walks away with Sammy. Arturo returns to his room confused about why he did this.

An attractive, well-dressed woman with glassy, reckless eyes comes to Arturo's room and frightens him. He does not know her and, for a brief moment, he wants to beat her. He smells liquor, perfume and the decaying smell of aging on her. The woman, Vera, recites Millay and tells Arturo he is a fool, and that his writing is no good. Vera has money and wants to go drinking, so they quietly leave the hotel. She is clearly trying to seduce him, but feels he must already know about...