Ben Quick relocates to Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi after being evicted from another town for reportedly setting fire to a barn in retaliation. Will Varner owns nearly everything in Frenchman's Bend, and he employs Ben in his store. Will believes his own son, Jody, who oversees the store, is unambitious and despairs of him becoming pregnant with his wife, Eula. Will believes Clara, a schoolteacher, will never marry. He determines that Ben Quick would make an excellent husband for Clara in order to infuse the household with new blood.
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Ben Quick relocates to Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi after being evicted from another town for reportedly setting fire to a barn in retaliation. Will Varner owns nearly everything in Frenchman's Bend, and he employs Ben in his store. Will believes his own son, Jody, who oversees the store, is unambitious and despairs of him becoming pregnant with his wife, Eula. Will believes Clara, a schoolteacher, will never marry. He determines that Ben Quick would make an excellent husband for Clara in order to infuse the household with new blood.
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