Chapter 13 Summary

The people of the town see Mugo, as he walks through the rain instead of hiding inside, and they whisper about him. Rumors of his greatness spread. Wambui leads a campaign among the women to get Mugo to speak at the Uruhu celebration. They send Mumbi to talk to Mugo. Meanwhile, Mumbi's parents don't understand why she's left her husband and think she should go back to him. Mumbi is also worried that Karanja will be killed, and she does not want more bloodshed in the name of her brother. She sends a note to Karanja, telling him not to come to the celebration. When the women approach her, she agrees to see Mugo.

Mugo thinks Mumbi has come to talk to him more about her troubles. She had wanted him to talk to her husband, but she says that now she's come...