Chapter 1 Section 8 Summary

Allie's story ends and the gunslinger is so quiet that she thinks he has fallen asleep. She starts to doze herself, when he suddenly asks her if that is the end of the story. She tells him that it is. The gunslinger tells her that the man in black has left a trap for him in Tull and that he will not be leaving right away. Allie is relieved at this news. They both fall asleep.

Chapter 1 Section 8 Analysis

Allie's need for attention and affection from a man, any man is so great that the idea of this total stranger leaving is upsetting to her.