50/52 This seems to be your busy morning, Aunt Keziah. I"-- here she choked again--"really, I didn't know you were so popular." Keziah opened the door. Captain Elkanah Daniels, prosperous, pompous, and unbending, crossed the threshold. Richest man in the village, retired shipowner, pillar of the Regular church and leading member of its parish committee, Captain Elkanah looked the part. |