Holden unexpectedly met an old girlfriend of his brother D.B. who was there with a naval officer. She invited Holden to their table, but Holden, who didn't like her, said he had to "meet someone". He then had no choice but to leave.
Holden left the fencing equipment on the subway in "The Catcher in the Rye."
Holden didn't have any place to go, and didn't feel like going to get a another cab. So what he did was go to Grand Central Station.
Holden Caulfield jumps off the washbasin in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" because he is feeling overwhelmed with the adult world and struggling with inner turmoil and alienation. After his younger sister Phoebe confronts him, he decides not to leave home and agrees to seek help, showing a glimmer of hope for his future.
fencing foils and equipment
He decides to leave the nightclub and listening to Ernie play, just not to have to stand Lilian Simmons, one of D.B.'s ex-girlfriends.
Holden unexpectedly met an old girlfriend of his brother D.B. who was there with a naval officer. She invited Holden to their table, but Holden, who didn't like her, said he had to "meet someone". He then had no choice but to leave.
Holden said " One of the biggest reasons why I left Elkon Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies."
Because Mr Antolin was patting his head and Holden thought it was a sexual advancement :O
Holden waits for Phoebe at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. They meet there to spend time together before Holden plans to leave town.
Childhood
Holden decides that he must leave Pencey Prep and return home to New York City before the end of term without his parents finding out.