The words slightly drooping, indicates it was a warning.
Explanation:
Kamau was a Kenyan man who lived during the Mau Mau rebellion. The effect of colonizers forced people to give away their lands and Khamu was sent to prison.
Later he came back to the same village carrying a small bundle. He had cotton clothes and things that reminded his wife.
When he reached his house, he was happy to see his aged parents but was shocked to know that Karanja had betrayed him and his wife had left him.