Summary

Section 10. Bam takes his gun to hunt wart hogs. A group of villagers travel with him. He promises Royce a piece of the hide in order to keep him from trying to come along. Bam lets July’s young friend Daniel handle his gun. He shows him how to aim at a moving target and explains how to load the gun. They kill two wart hogs. Bam feels proud to bring home meat to the village. Maureen tells him to keep the smaller pig for them. He finds this annoying at first, feeling he does not need her to tell him what to do. She explains the meat on the smaller one will be more tender. They eat meat for the first time in two weeks. Maureen and Bam are in good spirits after the meal, and for the first time in weeks they make...