Chapters 59-67 Summary

During the trip back to Los Angeles, Henry neither sleeps nor defecates. Vera gets on in Louisiana, and sells herself for $2 to every man and one woman, calling Henry a fag for declining. In LA, Henry learns that Jan is a chambermaid in the Durham Hotel. She looks good, if astonished, and offers to hide him, saying she loves him. Henry returns to Jan, because he must. He is hired for an easy job in shipping at a fluorescent light fixture company. The boss, Mannie Feldman, is trying to collect on insurance and go bankrupt at the same time, but a dignified banker, Curtis Jennings, takes over management. When he gets his first paycheck, Henry moves out of Jan's place, but she quickly follows him. A huge fight launches Henry on a three-day drunk that costs him his job. He cleans...