Chapter 8 Summary

Reverend Thrower is going to visit Eleanor and Armor Weaver in chapter eight. Armor is very religious, which appeals to Thrower because he can talk about his profession and God all evening with Weaver.

The Weavers own a store that sells to the many farmers in the area. Armor Weaver tells Thrower that it took his life savings to build such a large inventory in the store. Thrower asks Armor how the locals pay for the inventory and is told that it is a combination of trade and credit. Eleanor is pregnant, so as long as they have enough food to eat, they are satisfied with the trade.

Armor is also trading knowledge so that he knows the area better than any other one person. He would like to be the government once the land is settled and ready to be "ruled." Eleanor...