Pages 109-145

After picking Lolita up from the Summer camp she had been at, Humbert ponders the idea of denying his love for her and simply just being a good father to her since she no longer has her mother. After considering the idea, Humbert decides that he loves Lolita to much to simply be her father. Humbert is to afraid to tell Lolita of her mother's death so he lies and tells Lolita that her mother is in the hospital. While driving Lolita begins to flirtatiously kiss Humbert and soon after they get pulled over by a cop looking for a different car. After traveling a long ways and Humbert's desires driving him crazy, Lolita and Humbert arrive at a hotel where they have to share a bed. That night Humbert gave Lolita a sleeping pill to make her drowsy and go to bed. Just as she starts to doze off Lolita tries telling Humbert of some bad stuff she has done but Humbert tells her to wait and tell him in the morning.

Humbert leaves Lolita to sleep in the room and wanders down in the public rooms of the hotel. As he is wandering he is filled with the anticipation of "caressing" Lolita while she sleeps . He also compares Lolita to his previous Annabel and points out the differences between the two.

After wandering through the hotel Humbert returns to the room to see Lolita fiddling and going in and out of a deep sleep. He climbs into bed with her but does nothing in fear that she might wake and notice his advances. He stays awake all night and once Lolita wakes up the two of them discuss their views of sex. Lolita then confesses that she had sex with a boy at the camp she went to and that many of her friends had experienced with sex as well.

After hearing this Humbert gives Lolita a serious of gifts and the two prepare to leave the hotel. Humbert becomes worried that Lolita is losing interest in him because of her sudden mood changes and expressions of disinterest towards Humbert. Because Lolita is so upset Humbert stops in the town of Lepingville and buys Lolita many other gifts in an effort to cheer her up. They stay at a hotel there and in the middle of the night Humbert hears Lolita crying. Humbert notes that soon after he hears her crying Lolita comes and sleeps in Humbert's bed.

This chunk of pages makes me lose respect for Lolita. She seems as though she sleeps around without thinking twice about it. The fact that she is still in her "nymphet" stage may have something to do with this experimental lifestyle. As she gets older she will grow out of this phase. It seems as though Humbert is taking advantage of Lolita and her being in this stage of her life. He continues to make advances but does it in a sort of creepy romantic way, trying to woe Lolita. Although interesting, Humberts detailed thoughts of Lolita and his continued obsession with her still distrubs me.