Summary

In the black notebook, the writer drew an Indian copper blade. He describes the scenery with heavenly imagery and speaks once again of his own suffering.

On April 23rd, Sophie writes that Evelyn apologized for telling Mrs. Connor about Sophie’s pregnancy. Evelyn then tells Sophie that Pruitt took part in a massacre at Elk’s Creek where hundreds of Indians were slaughtered. Sophie worries for Allen as she studies a map of Alaska. One day while Sophie is sitting outside, she meets a man named Mr. MacGillivary who has been put in charge of the fruit trees. She asks about hummingbirds, and he tells her she should avoid their nests because of dangerous brambles before telling her where she can find them once she has her child.

On April 28th, Allen struggles to write about the morning. When looking for food, the...