Act 2, Scene 2 Summary

Berniece has brought her bathtub into the kitchen and is just about to fill it when Avery arrives. He tells her that a landlord named Cohen has agreed to lease him land for a church, and then asks Berniece to marry him. She says that this isn't a good time to talk about things like that, but he insists, saying that a preacher is more likely to attract a congregation if he has a wife. He also says she needs someone to love her, and that she can't carry her memories of Crawley around with her forever. She says she'll talk about marriage when Avery actually has his church and when she's got other parts of her life sorted out. She then tells him that Maretha saw Sutter's ghost, and asks Avery to bless the house so that the ghost will...