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Klaas Pool

Roelf's father, a stern and conservative Dutch farmer.

minor

Also known as Klaas, Mrs. Pool, old Klaas Pool

First appearance: III

Klaas Pool shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Drives Selina to High Prairie; a truck farmer with a slow, humorous nature.

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II
Drives Selina to High Prairie; a truck farmer with a slow, humorous nature.
III
Drives Selina to the farm, unloads the wagon, and is briefly present in the kitchen.
IV
Berates Roelf, drives Selina to the railway station for her trip to Chicago.
V
Drives the family to church in the farm wagon.
VI
Approves of Roelf's free lessons; attends a gathering at Low Prairie.
VII
Mentioned as Maartje's husband and a prosperous farmer with a well-kept wagon.
Chapter VIII
Marries the Widow Paarlenberg nine months after Maartje's death, causing gossip in High Prairie.
Chapter XIII
Reacts to Selina's candlelit dinners with a humorous remark about cabbages.

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