Chapters 17-18 Summary

In Chapter 17, Dangerfield wakes, feeling the effects of last night's liquor. The mailman gives him a registered letter from Skully, informing him of his debts, the broken lease, and the unacceptable condition in which he left the rental. Skully threatens to contact a lawyer. A second letter is from O'Keefe, saying that he's arriving back on Monday. He's trying to get a job with Lady Eclair, who is looking for a French chef. He still has not had sex, either homosexual or heterosexual, and he asks Dangerfield to meet him with money.

As Dangerfield looks around the house for aspirin, he realizes Marion has moved out and taken all their things. He breaks open the desk only to find it empty. This time, she's left no address. Sebastian goes to sleep in his favorite chair, which he calls the supine chair...