Chapter 5: Marika Has SuitorsThe congregation had welcomed the new comers into their community. The ones with marriageable daughters were all smiles. All but Venta Strauss. She had no plans for Marika to wed. She had tried to end the friendship between Marika and Dickon, but that had led to another bitter battle with her daughter.
“Mama, I will not listen to this!” Marika was adamant when Venta had pointed out when school ended that spring that some of Dickon's grades were less than sterling. “He can pass the tests with the highest score. He just doesn't bother handing in the homework.”
“Which means he has sloppy work habits. You need to have friends that are ambitious and able to run a business. That is what our Haven is becoming now that we are considering expanding into Braunburg.”
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