Summary

In Chapter 10, Milkman tells Guitar he has to go to Montour County, Pennsylvania, to look for the gold they thought was in the green tarp in Pilate's house. He says he is going alone, but adds he will split whatever he finds with Guitar, who suspects Milkman will cheat him. Guitar reminds Milkman he needs the money to complete his Seven Days mission, and to support Porter, who was evicted by Macon Jr. The conversation between the men ends badly.

Milkman flies to Pittsburgh, which he relishes, and then takes a bus to Danville, which is the town nearest Lincoln's Heaven. In Danville he meets Reverend Cooper, an old friend of his father's, who tells Milkman he knows his “people.” Milkman enjoys the stories Reverend Cooper tells him about his father's childhood, and he realizes Macon Jr. had a close relationship with Macon Dead I, and...