March 1 - March 31, pp. 44 - 68 Summary

Adrian's mother tries to explain to him that she needs to find herself and how marriage can be like a prison for some women. Adrian is not convinced since he sees women out and about every day. He spies Mr. Lucas looking at Big and Bouncy, a pornographic magazine, in Mr. Cherry's shop and considers telling his mother. When Mr. Cherry gives Adrian some back copies of the same magazine, Adrian considers that it is all right for him to read this type of magazine since he is an intellectual, but ordinary people like Mr. Lucas who read it should be ashamed of themselves. When Adrian wakes up with his face covered in spots, his mother is unsympathetic, so he phones his grandma who comes in a taxi to collect him. The doctor is called...