Summary

Chapter 29

Ugwu ignores Olanna's warnings and goes out one day to go for a walk. He is taken by some soldiers and is almost taken away except that he sees Mrs. Muokelu walking past them. She goes and gets Olanna who finds the soldiers, bribes them, and obtains Ugwu's release. On the way home she gives him quite the lecture about his carelessness and how it took all of her money to free him.

Olanna leaves shortly after that to visit her sister and Ugwu notices that Odenigbo is speaking with one of the women, Alice, in the apartment named. He is worried that Odenigbo will dishonor Olanna. Frustrated, he goes in the back yard where Eberechi finds him. They begin talking and for the next few days they spend a lot of time together. She finally lets him kiss her...