How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Call oh small boy, with the long tremulous cry that echoes over the hills. Dance oh small boy, with the first slow steps of the dance that is for yourself. Call and dance, Innocence, call and dance while you may. For this is a prelude, it is only a beginning. Strange things will be woven into it, by men you have never heard of, in places you have never seen. (3.30.64)
This set of instructions is addressed to Gertrude's young son, who seems to be enjoying himself in the valley of the Umzimkulu, despite the sudden disappearance of his mom from the scene. Again, why do you think Paton takes on this particularly sing-songy style when he is describing the countryside near Ndotsheni? Why might Paton use different language to describe this area than he uses to talk about the city of Johannesburg?