SEPTEMBER - Chapter 47, The Man Without Qualities, Chapter 48, Getting Ready,Chapter 49, Home Again, Chapter 50, Lady In Waiting Summary

Bootie must now move out of the Pitt Street apartment, and he finds a small room in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. He gets a job as a busboy. He tells Judy a very romantic version of his life, but she is angry at Murray. Bootie has registered with Julius's temporary agency and feels like he is making progress. As he is moving out of the Pitt Street apartment, Julius and David are moving in. That night, as Bootie is falling asleep in a tumble of sheets and blankets on the floor of the new apartment, he comforts himself with thoughts and memories of Marina.

Marina is preparing for the wedding, and Annabel...