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Mr. Poe Calls on Mrs. Shelton
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3 II | The Stinkdark Mr. Poe Calls on Mrs. Shelton for Lynn Bayliss Below again the stone-cluttered hill wherein his mother takes the liberty of death, he turns his back on her. And O so deliberately then mounts toward the widow’s door. He pulls the bell, sees again the ravaged nails he’ll have to hide. He’ll refuse spirits, he decides, decline even tea. No sherry, none. He’s firm. Yet feels so temporary. ...