Summary

Mae asserts that “nothing could separate me from my typewriter now” (139). She notices that, on the tapes, Ondine begins to show signs of “pain, horror, embarrassment” (141). Shelley and Mae attend more parties, which become more lavish as Warhol’s fame grows. Although Shelley remains unfashionable, Mae thinks of her as “the most graceful person in the room” (145) because she “understood her role” (145). Mae sleeps with many men. At a party, Mae sees the doctor; Mae ignores him and steals a fur coat from his closet. As they leave, Mae accusingly tells Shelley that “you just think you know me so well because you sit next to me every day” (153). Mae proposes that real friendship involves “knowing each other inside-out, even the rotten stuff” (153). Shelley cryptically tells Mae that she will see a further change in the nature of the tapes.

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