The Day Of Creation (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) - Plot & Excerpts
‘I’ll want to leave soon,’ I told her as she polished the cheap glass. ‘An hour after sunset, if I can start the engine.’ ‘Is that wise?’ ‘Yes – Kagwa’s forces may be here tomorrow. I advise you to leave, Nora. Harare’s men are all over the place.’ ‘We’ve seen one or two of them. They haven’t given us any trouble.’ ‘That surprises me. All the rifles and webbing – where did you find them?’ ‘On the way from Port-la-Nouvelle.’ She stared at the burial party at work in the long grass. ‘They … weren’t needed any more. I think you should rest here. Perhaps we can find someone to take you back to Lake Kotto.’ ‘No – I have to head up-river. I’ll take Noon with me.’ ‘She can’t possibly travel. Besides, are you safe with her?’ ‘She’s the only person with whom I am safe. But for Noon I’d never have come so far. She knows the river like … the inside of a dream.’ ‘She’s tricking you, doctor. She’ll stay with us. You’ve already killed two people – left to yourself, you’ll kill several more.’ I ignored this, and watched the two women who had buried Mr Pal walking through the papyrus grass to their rubber dinghy.
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