Half of a Yellow Sun Page #2

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- Darling?

- How lovely to meet you.

- How lovely to meet you.

Don't tell me you're interested in him.

- What if I was?

- What about Okafor?

You know that ended long ago.

Now we're just good friends.

- And lain with the dimples?

- No, it's over with lain.

- Robert?

- Robert is history.

No, he's here. Hello, Robert!

Ha-bloody-ha! You're not funny.

I just don't get what you see

in these English boys.

Watch out, though.

This one is married.

No. That's just a woman who doesn't

know when to cut her losses.

Did he say as much?

Operator?

For you, Ma'am.

Mr Churchill on the line.

Churchill?

Hello? Who is this?

It's me, Richard.

- We met last night at...

- 'Yes... '

The man who denied his wife.

Hello, Richard.

Did you come to Nigeria

to run away from something?

No.

I've always wanted to see Africa,

so I took leave from "The Spectator"

and a generous loan from my aunt and...

- And here you are.

- Here I am.

A modern-day explorer

of the "Dark Continent".

I've accepted an offer to join

the Faculty of English at Nsukka.

Splendid. My sister's there.

She'll introduce you to her revolutionary

lover and his band of drinkers.

And you can come visit me

in Port Harcourt.

Ah, I can't believe it's you.

You've come to help.

All right. Let's go to Aunt Ifeka's.

You have been on my mind.

I knew you would come

and see us soon.

Uncle, good afternoon.

And how is Lagos treating my sister?

- Lagos is treating mother well.

- And your sister and your father?

- How is your father?

- Daddy is well.

Kainene is well.

See who is here!

- Ah! Olanna!

- My Auntie!

- How is your mother?

- She's good.

Oh!

May another person do for you.

May another person do for you.

Ahh...

Cousin!

You should've warned us

that you were coming.

At least we would've swept

the yard better.

- Cousin, you look well.

- Thank you.

There are stories to tell.

So you are going to Nsukka

to marry Odenigbo, Sister?

I don't know about marriage yet,

but I want to be closer to him.

And I want to teach.

The way you describe him,

you had better not wait!

'A special woman

is arriving this weekend. '

Very special.

Make sure the house is clean.

I'll order the food from the staff club.

But, sah, I can cook.

She likes her rice a certain way.

Fried rice, I think.

I'm not sure you can make

something suitable.

I can make that, sah.

Let me make the rice.

And you get the chicken

from the staff club.

Artful negotiation.

All right, you make the rice.

- Did you go to school?

- Standard two, sah.

- But I learn everything fast.

- Standard two? How long ago?

Many years now, sah.

But I learn everything very fast.

- Why did you stop school?

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