7 and 8 Summary

Chapter 7

Abel works on his bridge. He will use his suspenders as a slingshot and shoot his braided rope across the river. He tries it, but it does not work. He gets upset, but he tries it again to no avail. He pulls the rope in, not knowing what else to do. He gets the idea to make stepping stones to walk across the river. After amassing a huge pile of rocks, he goes to sleep. The next morning he tries to make the stepping stones, but they are not big enough and other parts of the river are even deeper. Every night he sleeps in the log, which becomes half home, half hotel. It is a dry place when he needs it. Wearing her scarf, Abel thinks of Amanda constantly and of his friends and family.

Chapter 8

It is September and Abel...