Lakunle is surprised, but claims he is above the taunts of savages. Sidi replies that in reality everyone knows Lakunle is a madman and is full of words and curses he is the one people call a fool. He asks if she does not care about the names or the jokes or the lusting of men. Also, he adds, she ought to cover her shoulders because people look at her and lust after her.Īnnoyed, Sidi replies that she has already fixed the fold on her dress and cannot do more or she wouldn’t be able to move her arms. He agrees but says it is unwomanly to carry loads thusly. He admonishes her that she should not carry things on her head because her neck will be squashed, but she retorts that he said he did not care about her looks before. Lakunle tries to help Sidi with her pail, but she refuses. He is 23 years old, dressed cleanly but in older clothes. The schoolmaster, Lakunle, looks out the window, then shuts it and comes outside to Sidi. Sidi enters, carrying a pail on her head. There is a bush school with children chanting arithmetic. The setting is a clearing on the edge of the market with a large “odan” tree this is the village of Ilujinle’s center.
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