Chapter Twenty Four - He was a very sophisticated guy.

Mr and Mrs Anotlini had this really posh apartment over on Sutton Place,. I used to play tennis with Mr Antolini all the time.
I rang the bell and Mr Antolini answered. Mr Antolini was a pretty heavy drinker. He had a highball in his hand. He was a very sophisticated guy.
I went in and sat down and Mr Antolini offered me a cigarette. We started talking about school and all. He got on my nerves a bit. He kept saying ‘So you and Pencey are no longer one’.
I followed him to the closet to get some blankets and stuff. He couldn’t reach with that goddam highball in his hand. I helped him take the stuff over to the couch. He turned off the light and I fell asleep.
Then something happened. I don’t even like talking about it. I woke up. I don’t know what time it was but I woke up. I felt something on my head. It scared the hell out of me. I must have jumped about a hundred feet. It was Mr Anotlini sat there, in the dark, petting me on the head. Boy I was nervous. I got my stuff and left. In a hurry. I just told him I had left my bags at the station and I HAD to pick them up.