The Girl with the Louding Voice

Adunni runs to her room where Kofi is waiting for her. He needs her help to serve guests and tells her not to mention the fight between Big Madam and Big Daddy. He criticizes Tia’s advice because she is “married to a filthy rich doctor” (140) and has no real problems. Downstairs, Adunni discovers that the guests are Tia and her husband, Ken, who have come to congratulate Big Madam on her daughter’s engagement. Tia pretends not to know Adunni so well. However, she suggests that Adunni could accompany her to the local market and teach her how to haggle. 

As the dinner continues, there is no suggestion that Big Madam and Big Daddy were in a violent fight only a short time before. Big Madam asks why the young couple do not have children as Adunni serves drinks. Ken explains that there is no pressure for his wife to get pregnant. He then raises the question of whether Adunni might accompany Tia to the local market. Big Madam is reluctant but Big Daddy overrules her, saying that Adunni can go with Tia one night a week.