September 1 - September 30, pp. 150 - 168 Summary

September begins with the news that Mr. Singh has to return to India to look after his parents and so Bert will have to move back to his own house. Adrian is annoyed to learn that Mr. Singh believes he cannot trust his women with Bert, but Bert is flattered to be considered in such a light at his age. When Adrian and Pandora clean up Bert's filthy house in preparation for his return, Bert isn't impressed. He wants to know what's wrong with a dirty house. Forced to consider the question, Adrian concedes that he doesn't know what's wrong with living in a dirty house. He receives a letter from his new American friend Hamish, but fails to understand Hamish's use of American words and expressions. Nor does anyone else to whom he shows...