The narrator is overwhelmed as she tells Aissatou that Daouda Dieng, the suitor that her mother had preferred to Modou, has returned with what seem like romantic intentions.
He visits, and they discuss the near absence of women in politics. This dialogue reveals for the first time that the narrator's first name is Ramatoulaye. Daouda, like her, is in favor of the emancipation of women and calls women "the root" of the nation: for that, he'd been publicly called a feminist. He says that the fights against poverty and women's political involvement are necessary to help the development of Senegal
Daouda, who is now a deputy, has aged well. He is married with children, but gives the narrator looks that reveal his admiration for her. Although she was still in mourning, Ramatoulaye flirts back with.....
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