chapter 8

He goes to the train station and climbs aboard sitting in the first few seats. eventually a women comes and sits by him which she is pretty attractive. she sees the pencey sticker and asks him if thats where he goes to school he says yes and she says she has a son that goes there. his name is ernest. holdin starts lying to her about her son and telling her how great of a guy he is when really hes a dick. he asks her she wants a smoke so they have a cigarette together then he asks her if she wants a drink and she declines.
holdin really lies alot and he hates people because their phonies.