Chapter 12 Summary

Mr. Bhoolabhoy is having a very bad weekend. Saturday begins with an argument with Mrs. Bhoolabhoy during which she actually pushes him and yells at him in front of the servants. Mr. Bhoolabhoy is horrified and Mrs. Bhoolabhoy is furious. Her deal with the consortium is being renegotiated, not to her benefit, and she blames Mr. Bhoolabhoy. He insists he merely asked questions about what was included and did not tell her to renegotiate. He accuses her of being so greedy that she grabs for too much and ends up loosing profits. She responds by giving him notice as manager of the hotel, to which he responds there soon will not be a hotel to manage, as she wants to pull it down anyway.

As Mr. Bhoolabhoy tries to leave, Lila sends one last parting shot. She tells him to write a letter...