Chapters 35 - 36 Summary

The first event upon Christy's return to Cutter Gap is the marriage of Ruby Mae and Will Beck. Christy's efforts to reunite Ruby Mae with her parents worked, and as such, Ruby had much more freedom while Christy was gone. The old mountain way of marrying young gives her the desire to get married. At first, David wishes not to preside, hoping to get the couple to wait, but he relents, believing that God's blessing can only be a good thing as their minds are set on it. Once David's ceremony is over, the real mountain celebration begins with food, dancing, and the belling of the bride, where the new couple consummates their marriage overhead while the festivities continue below. Dr. MacNeill dances several times with Christy and seems to be attracted to her. This scares Christy, and when David offers...