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Cry, the Beloved Country Chapter 27

By Alan Paton

Chapter 27

Mrs. Lithebe corners Gertrude and scolds her once again for hanging out with the wrong kind of people.
Whatevs. Gertrude is sick of Johannesburg and wants to split. (We're guessing she is also getting pretty sick of Mrs. Lithebe judging her all the hours of the day.)
A neighbor comes by with bad news: another white person has been murdered at home by a black burglar.
Not long after, Msimangu arrives at the house and agrees that this latest murder might influence the judge against Absalom.
That evening, they hear a speech from a black woman about her decision to become a nun.
Gertrude decides that maybe she should become a nun, so that she can live as a better woman.
And if she does decide to take the vows, she'll leave her son with Absalom's young fiancée.

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