Holden leaves the club and thinks about Jane and his concern over what may have happened between her and Stradlater. He reminisces on how he met Jane and came to like her. He recalls a specific time when he and Jane almost kissed but were interrupted. Feeling depressed in the empty club lobby, Holden decides to leave for a nightclub in Greenwich Village called Ernie's, where his brother D.B. used to frequent before moving to Hollywood. Ernie, a talented piano player at the club, is a snob who only talks to celebrities but plays very well, though sometimes his playing seems as snobby as he is.
