Ada recalls a moment when Inman and her were down by the crick. Inman was about to go to war and he was saying his farewells. It did not go good, however, and he left on a bad note. The next day, Ada talked her father into riding to town to go for a ride. When they came into town, Monroe gave Ada a $20 gold piece to buy some clothes, bookes, and music notes. After, she went to Inman's shop to say a better farewell to him. She recalls this moment as she is holding one of his letters in her hand. It states how he will be on his way home. It is dated from when he was in the hospital. Then the story jumps to Inman's adventure. He got a ride from some man to a road. Inman then walked down the road and climbed a mountain. Up it, he met a Cherokee woman setting a trap. She offered him a meal and a spot to stay. He didn't deny it. While at her house, he rested and before he left, she gave him medicine for his wounds. Inman saw a caption on her caravan that said, "Our personal lives are brief indeed." I found this caption really cool and interesting. It is just pretty deep in my opinion.
A $20 gold piece from this time that Ada received from her father.
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