ENGL 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Susan Glaspell, Overcoat, Coroner
20 Oct 2015
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At the rear the outer door opens, and the sheriff comes in, followed by the county attorney and hale. Hale are men in middle life, the county attorney is a young man; all are much bundled up and go at once to the stove. They are followed by the two women the sheriff"s wife first; she is a slight wiry woman, a thin nervous face. Mrs. hale is larger and would ordinarily be called more comfortable looking, but she is disturbed now and looks fearfully about as she enters. The women have come in slowly and stand close together near the door. Sheriff (unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business). Now, mr. hale, before we move things about, you explain to mr. henderson just what you saw when you came here yesterday morning. When it dropped below zero last night, i thought.
