Marylou is familiar with San Francisco and is able to get a hotel room on credit for Sal and herself. The next few days are spent with Sal and Marylou alternately angry and compassionate with each other. The arrangement had been that Marylou would become Sal's girl in San Francisco, but now that they are here, Marylou admits that she only uses Sal to make Dean jealous and has no real interest in Sal personally. Marylou soon finds another man who has money and she does not even acknowledge Sal on the street when she passes him. Sal remains at the hotel when he is not walking the streets in delirium from hunger. Ultimately Dean returns to rescue Sal by taking him home with him to Camille's house.
Sal relaxes.....
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