Chapter Fourteen Summary

When Michael's brother-in-law, Paul, returns from his search for gold, he is surprised to hear that Michael has gotten married in his absence. He assumes that Michael's wife will be to Michael what Tessie was like for Paul. He is initially jealous of the fact that he will not have Michael's conversation, company and advice all to himself, but he soon decides that it may be nice to have a woman around again. However, the instant he meets Michael's wife, Amanda, he recognizes her as the high-priced prostitute from Pair-a-Dice. Angel sees the recognition in his eyes, but does her best to pretend that his condemnation doesn't bother her. Paul assumes that Angel must have fooled Michael into marrying him, and tells Michael who she is. When Michael says he already knows who Angel is and fights to defend her as...