Book I, Part II - Desolation in the World: Chapters 86 - 90 Summary

At one stop along the way, Lazarus is left behind. After a Chinese breakfast, Cody takes everyone to see his new girl, who has a figure that is "dead perfect". The woman's husband comes in and while Kerouac tries to make himself invisible behind a book, Cody is cool and doesn't care. The husband doesn't seem to care either.

Kerouac questions Cody about his dislike of Raphael and tries to patch it up so that all the friends can love one another. Kerouac asks Cody to try to see the good in Raphael.

A heated debate takes place over Cody's flawed method of choosing the winning horses for each race. Kerouac refuses to bet, leaving Cody and Raphael to figure it out although...