Cry, Beloved country

            The next day Msimangu takes Kumalo to Claremont; the squalor .
             and shoddiness of the surroundings daunts Kumalo Msimangu .
             leaves him at Gertrude's door and waits for him in the house next .
             door. A raucous laughter can be heard from, behind the door, .
             Kumalo apprehensively knocks at the door. There is fear in .
             Gertrude's eyes as she confronts her brother. Kumalo is angry .
             with her; she pleads that she is not guilty and that extenuating .
             circumstance compelled her to prostitution. Kumalo asks her .
             whether she would like to return home, Gertrude says that though .
             she would love to, she cannot for she is no longer a good woman. .
             Kumalo is touched and he forgives his sister. He inquire about .
             his son, Gertrude replies that he lives somewhere in Sophiatown .
             with their brother John's son Kumalo tells Gertrude to pack her .
             things. In the afternoon, he returns to fetch his sister and nephew .
             and takes them to Mrs. Lithebe's house. At the close of the day, .
             Kumalo feels light-hearted; the process of rebuilding his tribe has .
             begun and he looks optimistically towards the things to come. .
             Kumalo is ashamed of the tawdry clothes his sister wears and .
             buys clothes for Gertrude and her son from his frugal savings. .
             Gertrude feels happy at Mrs. Lithebe place and seems to be .
             slipping into her former good self. Kumalo writes to his wife of .
             the sequence of events that took place in Johannesburg. .
             Msimangu accompanies Kumalo to his brother's shop. John is .
             pleasantly surprised to see Kumalo. Kumalo asks about his wife .
             Esther. John tells him that she deserted him ten years ago and .
             now he is living in with another woman. John speaks .
             vociferously about the things happening in Johannesburg. .
             Kumalo is thoroughly bewitched by the transformation of his .
             brother from an ordinary carpenter to a fire-breathing politician. .
             John decries the ineffectuality of the church in solving the black .
             man's problem. Msimangu leaves for Doorfontein Textile .