Chapter 1 Section 12 Summary

The bar is closed the next night and it is considered a Sabbath day in Tull. The gunslinger goes to the small church while Allie stays behind in the bar. cleaning up and doing her chores. She does not like the woman who preaches at the church. The gunslinger stands in the shadows, listening to the sermon. The preacher is described as a very large woman who looks to weigh about three hundred pounds. Her hair is a beautiful rich brown and her skin is unmarked and lovely. The gunslinger feels lust for her immediately. She is a powerful speaker and preacher and has a rapt audience in the desolate townspeople. The gunslinger listens to her with admiration for her oration.

The preacher begins to tell the townspeople about the Interloper, a stranger in their midst who brings the devil and...