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The Price of Salt, or Carol Chapter 18 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • After some sunrise snuggles, Carol and Therese get back on the road.
  • They stop in Denver and Carol sells her diamond engagement ring, swapping the cold hard jewel for some cold hard cash.
  • The pair stays at a hotel near Colorado Springs, and Carol sweeps the hotel room for a Dictaphone—which would record everything they say.
  • They spend their days chatting with others in the hotel, and Therese is always on the lookout for the detective.
  • Carol teaches Therese how to drive, and Therese gets her license.
  • At dinner one night, Therese spots the detective.
  • The women play it cool, acting as if they didn't just see him. They casually return to their room, and Carol tears it apart looking for a Dictaphone.
  • She finds it under a table and cuts it loose.
  • They wonder how long he's been recording them, and what he could have heard.
  • Carol decides to leave the next day.