章節 28: Chapter 28

“Bible,” said Nate. “What name?”

“Obadiah!” announced Sleeps With Dog.

“Obadiah?” The men’s chorus sounded again.

“Hau! Obadiah!”

With that Obadiah scooped Small Puppy into his arms and walked off. The men stood and looked at each other dumbfounded.

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At dinner that night, more information on what had gone on at school was gained. Sleeps With Dog or Obadiah, as he insisted they call him, related how he had learned about white man’s writing, doing sums, the history of Oklahoma and reading. Lee asked how he had been treated and Sleeps With Dog said that Mrs. Wallace was not kind or nice, but was not mean either. He was non-committal with regard to his feelings about school in general, but he said he really liked his classmates and was looking forward to meeting the rest of the class when the snow cleared. He told them that Joshua had invited him to his house to play.