The Lincoln Highway: 7. Duchess Summary & Analysis

Duchess and Woolly eat an early breakfast at Howard Johnson’s, though Woolly ignores his food in favor of the map on his placemat. Duchess calls Ackerly’s assistant and charms her into providing him the address of the house Ackerly purchased after retiring from Salina. He chats with a traveling salesman in the bathroom, and when he emerges to ask Woolly to pay the check, Woolly has taken the placemat map and driven off with Emmett’s car.