“All the rest of it has been so nice and even. And look at this! It's all over the place! Why, it looks as if she didn't know what she was about! (After she has said this they look at each other, then start to glance back at the door. After an instant MRS HALE has pulled at a knot and ripped the sewing.)””
“Mrs. Hale, still leaning against the door, had that sinking feeling of the mother whose child is about to speak a piece. Lewis often wandered along and got things mixed up in a story. She hoped he would tell this straight and plain, and not say unnecessary things that would just make things harder for Minnie Foster.””
“And keep your eye out, Mrs. Peters, for anything that might be of use. No telling; you women might come upon a clue to the motive”
“Mrs. Hale had not moved. "If there had been years and years of”
“Oh, well," said Mrs. Hale's husband, with good-natured superiority, "women are used to worrying over trifles." The two women moved a little closer together.””
Susan HaleSusan Hale was an American author, traveler, and artist known for her extensive writings and watercolor paintings. Born in 1833, she cultivated her artistic skills under the tutelage of prominent Engl...