Pages 298 - 316 Summary

Suttree's friends are bringing him whiskey. The reader knows now that the house he is staying in was destroyed in drunken rages. J-Bone's mother has been caring for him. He receives a letter from his mother with a check from his Uncle Ben's estate. He tosses the letter away and cashes the check, then goes shopping for clothing, giving a blind friend some money on the way. He buys a sportcoat, slacks, and a shirt and has them tailored to fit. He buys new shoes with zippers (like the ones Harrogate dreamed of). He goes to the barber for a shave and haircut and hoping for a manicure, and sees Quinn, the man who beat his friend Ab. His friends tease him about his new looks. He takes J-Bone out for a steak.

Suttree wakes up in the cemetery again, his...