Chapters 7 through 12 Summary and Analysis

Bruce remains with the tribe of Indians for three weeks before being picked up by Dr. Christian on his return trip. Bruce accepts the doctor's offer to stay in his suite of rooms at Puerto Ayacucho but is uncomfortable there. He notes that the rooms are filled with figurines and one day he breaks a vase. Bruce is also very lonely and craves companionship. He makes friends with two sons of missionaries but one, Tom, then says they're no longer allowed to associate with Bruce because he's "out of fellowship." Tom says it's because Bruce refuses to obey them and return to the states. Bruce points out that he hasn't even enough money to return home and questions the reason he should be required to obey the missionaries.

Bruce then encounters a young man named Raphael who invites Bruce...