Part 25

‘’Two weeks ago, there was a big fight; a big fight between the tradesmen and the boats men. Iwinosa and I had chosen a certain boats man from the next village only to discover that the boat man had only just extracted himself from the upheaval that was leading to a fight. I would say to you that we were not held up in the riverbank for such a short time as this. It was the soldiers who stopped the fight that afternoon.’’

Part 24

‘’I often go to this village, whenever I want to replenish my market stock. I am surprised I haven’t met you on this route before. Only two weeks ago, I was on this route and I would say it was not a sight to remember. I mean the sight of the place; the river bank that is. I was travelling, but not alone; I was travelling with a male companion; my cousin Iwinosa. and from what I saw two weeks ago, I would say today’s sight of tradesmen and trades ware was not as bad as two weeks ago.’’