The Final Adversary
“Katie stared at the tall young African who greeted her when she came out of the house at dawn on Friday morning. She had spoken to him several times during the past two days, finding him to be highly intelligent and a devoted Christian.
“Why, Bestman, the surfboats left last night,” she said. “I thought you went back to Monrovia.”
“No. I go with you to Pahn people.”
He was determined, but Katie was not certain she had the authority to allow him to accompany her. “I’ll have to talk t...o Reverend Beecham, Bestman. Why do you want to go? You know we can’t pay you?”
Bestman nodded vigorously. “Jesus wake Bestman up last night. Say, ‘You go with Mammy to village.’ ” His white teeth gleamed and he added, “We do plenty preaching. Beside, if Bestman go, Pahn people no eat Mammy.”
Shocked, Katie couldn’t believe what she had heard. She asked carefully, “Bestman, I am a stranger in your country.MoreLess
“Why, Bestman, the surfboats left last night,” she said. “I thought you went back to Monrovia.”
“No. I go with you to Pahn people.”
He was determined, but Katie was not certain she had the authority to allow him to accompany her. “I’ll have to talk t...o Reverend Beecham, Bestman. Why do you want to go? You know we can’t pay you?”
Bestman nodded vigorously. “Jesus wake Bestman up last night. Say, ‘You go with Mammy to village.’ ” His white teeth gleamed and he added, “We do plenty preaching. Beside, if Bestman go, Pahn people no eat Mammy.”
Shocked, Katie couldn’t believe what she had heard. She asked carefully, “Bestman, I am a stranger in your country.MoreLess
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