The Pilgrim: The Proposal Summary

The night after the funeral, Marianne has nightmares about being buried. She is suddenly the center of conversation when some of the other girls discover Hewie actually spoke to her. Abelove, however, is very upset with Marianne and quickly takes her into his office to talk to her the next morning.

Marianne apologizes and explains that she had a funeral to attend. Abelove wants to know about her future at the co-op and what her feelings are toward Hewie. Marianne is confused by his questions until Abelove announces that he wants to make her a partner in the co-op. He says that he is in love with her and would like to make some sort of commitment to her. Abelove explains that he is legally married to another woman and that he has children, but that should...