he walked to the train station because it was too late to call a cab to come get him, he said it wasn't a bad walk because he had the hat, which had ear flaps to keep his ears warm. when he got the the station he only had to wait for 10 minutes, while he did he wiped blood off with snow. he got on the train which was basically empty and this lady got on and sat by him and put her bad in the middle of the isle. they started talking and she saw that he went to pencey and asked Holden if he knew her son and he told her that his name was Rudolf which was the janitor, he told her a ton of stuff about her son that was phony but he was having fun. Holden offered her to come with him to get a cocktail but she said no and that it was probably not open, then she asked why he was going home early and he said he had to get a brain tumor removed and she got really sympathetic and all, then she left.
Response- I think that even though she is a grown woman who is like 40 years old he still thinks that she is attractive and he just wants to fill what seems to be a big whole in his heart. and to just be comforted by someones company.
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