large/2093/ghost_stories_005_librivox_64kb_mp3/old_womans_tale_hawthorne_rkw_64kb_20
large/2093/ghost_stories_005_librivox_64kb_mp3/old_womans_tale_hawthorne_rkw_64kb
English
2093
The tender sods, however, possessed a strange impenetrability. THE TENDER SODS HOWEVER POSSESSED A STRANGE IMPENETRABILITY
 as ever mortal eye beheld. Her spangled shoes and gold-clocked stockings shone gloriously within the spacious circle of a red hoop-petticoat, which swelled to the very point of explosion, and was bedecked all over with embroidery a little tarnished. Above the petticoat, and parting in front so as to display it to the best advantage, was a figured blue damask gown. A wide and stiff ruff encircled her neck, a cap of the finest muslin, though rather dingy, covered her head; and her nose was bestridden by a pair of gold-bowed spectacles with enormous glasses. But the old lady’s face was pinched, sharp and sallow, wearing a niggardly and avaricious expression, and forming an odd contrast to the splendor of her attire, as did likewise the implement which she held in her hand. It was a sort of iron shovel (by housewives termed a “slice”), such as is used in clearing the oven, and with this, selecting a spot between a walnut-tree and the fountain, the good dame made an earnest attempt to dig. S SHE WAS A MAGNIFICENT OLD DAME AS EVER MORTAL EYE BEHELD HER SPANGLED SHOES AND GOLD CLOCK STOCKINGS SHONE GLORIOUSLY WITHIN THE SPACIOUS CIRCLE OF A RED HOOP PETTICOAT WHICH SWELLED TO THE VERY POINT OF EXPLOSION AND WAS BEDECKED ALL OVER WITH EMBROIDERY A LITTLE TARNISHED ABOVE THE PETTICOAT AND PARTING IN FRONT SO AS TO DISPLAY IT TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE WAS A FIGURED BLUE DAMASK GOWN A WIDE AND STIFF RUFF ENCIRCLED HER NECK A CAP OF THE FINEST MUSLIN THOUGH RATHER DINGY COVERED HER HEAD AND HER NOSE WAS BESTRIDDEN BY A PAIR OF GOLD BOWED SPECTACLES WITH ENORMOUS GLASSES BUT THE OLD LADY'S FACE WAS PINCHED SHARP AND SALLOW WEARING A NIGGARDLY AND AVARICIOUS EXPRESSION AND FORMING AN ODD CONTRAST TO THE SPLENDOR OF HER ATTIRE AS DID LIKEWISE THE IMPLEMENT WHICH SHE HELD IN HER HAND IT WAS A SORT OF IRON SHOVEL BY HOUSEWIVES TERMED A SLICE SUCH AS IS USED IN CLEARING THE OVEN AND WITH THIS SELECTING A SPOT BETWEEN A WALNUT TREE AND THE FOUNTAIN GOOD DAME MADE AN EARNEST ATTEMPT TO DIG
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