Chapters 86 through 90 Summary

One day two young German girls stop by Henry's apartment. They introduce themselves as Hilda and Gertrude. Hilda is nineteen and thin while Gertrude is twenty-two and heavy. They both speak English and have both read Henry's poetry in German translation. They stay with Henry for a few days of hard drinking and group sex. On one of the days Henry receives a mail delivery from a postal employee who looks into the filthy apartment, sees two young nearly naked girls, and is stunned at Henry's lifestyle. The girls then meet a man who offers to pay them a lot of money, probably a pornographic film producer and they leave Henry's apartment.

A few days later Henry gives a successful reading at a local club. Afterwards he meets three women, Cassie, Debra, and Sara. Cassie is tall with exceptionally long blonde...