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She had got ready her basket of cocoyams and fish, but she must wait for Ezinma to wake."You need some sleep yourself," said Nwoye's mother. "You lookvery tired."As they spoke Ezinma emerged from the hut, rubbing her eyes andstretching her spare frame. She saw the other children with theirwaterpots and remembered that they were going to fetch water forObierika's wife. She went back to the hut and brought her pot. links of london sales
"Have you slept enough?" asked her mother."Yes," she replied. "Let us go.""Not before you have had your breakfast," said Ekwefi. And shewent into her hut to warm the vegetable soup she had cooked lastnight."We shall be going," said Nwoye's mother. Links London Sweetie "I will tell Obierika'swife that you are coming later." And so they all went to helpObierika's wife—Nwoye's mother with her four children andOjiugo with her two. As they trooped through Okonkwo's obi he asked: "Who willprepare my afternoon meal?""I shall return to do it," said Ojiugo.Okonkwo was also feeling tired, and sleepy, for although nobodyelse knew it, he had not slept at all last night. He had felt veryanxious but did not show it. When Ekwefi had followed thepriestess, he had allowed what he regarded as a reasonable andmanly interval to pass and then gone with his machete to the shrine,where he thought they must be. links london friendship bracelet
It was only when he had got therethat it had occurred to him that the priestess might have chosen togo round the villages first. Okonkwo had returned home and satwaiting. When he thought he had waited long enough he againreturned to the shrine. But the Hills and the Caves were as silent asdeath. It was only on his fourth trip that he had found Ekwefi, andby then he had become gravely worried.Obierika's compound was as busy as an anthill.