Book 2, Part 9, Chapters 46-50 Summary

In Book 2, Part 9, Chapter 46, Erasmus' ship is noticed by Hughes while he is up in a tree waiting for deer. Temka Tongman also sees the ship when he is out checking on his fishnets, but his mind is on the palaver between Bulum Iboti and Shantee Hambo; supposedly Hambo had committed witchcraft. At the same time Billy Blair and Inchebe are arguing; they were out of temper because their turkey hunting had not gone well. These two men are very familiar with each other, because they share the same woman, Sallian Kivee. Sullivan comes up to them during their argument over the beautiful Dinka, whose regular man had not returned from a fishing trip. The argument turns to the subject of rain and rain stones.

In Book 2, Part 9, Chapter 47, Hughes reports the sighting of the ship to...