Throughout these pages, Kayo's persistence in his ways intrigued me. What I mean by that is how he refused to veer outside of his scheduled mix of Anglican and Ghanian routine. He knew what he was doing at all times, without truly having to stop and think. He showed he ability of swapping from an English investigator to a Ghanian friend (as he approached one of the elders of the village, addressing him properly). His decisiveness even made it seem that he was somewhat omniscient, knowing his next step before he even executed his current one. If the reader did not have some access to his internal thought, the impression would be that it was almost too easy or that he was faking his way through.
Oduro's advice to Kayo was also puzzling to me when he said "'Kwadwo, a living thing is always moving; if you look close enough, you can see, sebi, the blood moving beneath the skin. So, if you make an effort, and learn how much of that movement makes up a man's stillness, every other movement will tell you something about him.' Oduro smiled and looked Kayo straight in the eye." The mood of this passage emits a sort of behind the scenes interaction between Oduro and Kayo, giving off the impression that Oduro has a secret of sorts that he may be trying to convey to Kayo. My thought is that Oduro knows a lot more about the mystery than he cares to reveal to anybody that is not Ghanian, such as the police officers upon the encounter with "the mystery." At this point, though, it s unclear and could just be a bit of over analysis.
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