Part One, Chapters Nine through Thirteen Summary

Derek is worried that Loosely might be watching him at the flat with Beatrice-Joanna. He says he is up for a big promotion, and will see the Minister that evening. When they make love, Derek asks if she has taken pills and she says yes, but later she realizes she took analgesic pills, not contraceptives. In Chapter Ten, Tristram gives his class a homework assignment and then tells them he is taking off the rest of the day. On the street, he sees three platoons of police with carbines, which a bystander says are new recruits. Tristram realizes it is the end of the Pelphase, and now the government will force people to be good. He begins to feel a little nervous about having left work before the final school bell. He goes...