Chapter 32 Summary

It was Friday afternoon and Tert Card was acting bizarre, answering the phones in a high voice and making frequent trips to the men's room. The others smelled rum on his breath. Finally he left the office and it was time for Quoyle to pick up Bunny and take her to Beety's house where the girls would be staying for the night. Nutbeem's going away party was that evening and Quoyle was going to help him set up and see the trailer that he may rent for the winter.

The two men picked up all the party supplies and liquor before heading out to Nutbeem's trailer. It was a typical looking trailer, thought Quoyle, with bad carpet, small bedrooms, and small appliances.

Soon guests arrived and Quoyle found himself having fun, letting go of his responsibilities for awhile and getting drunk. Later the...