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The Sexton stood in the porch of Milford Meeting House pulling busily at the bell rope.

The old people of the village came stooping along the street. Children

with bright faces tripped merrily beside their parents or mimicked a graver gate in the conscious

dignity of their Sunday clothes.

Spruce bachelors looked sidewong at the pretty maidens and fancied that the Sabbath

sunshine made them prettier than on weekdays.

When the throng had mostly streamed into the porch, the sexton began to toll the bell, keeping

his eye on the Reverend Mr Hooper's door.

The first glimpse of the clergyman's figure was the signal for the bell to cease its summons.

But what has good Parson Hooper got upon his face? cried the sexton in astonishment. Well sexton, I'm here to tell you that that is not mustard on the minister's face,

and that is not Miss Sally's Black Vale, but the

minister's black veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne and we're talking about it, the

story, the minister's black veil, not the actual ministers

black veil even though that will be talked about, but specifically the story the

ministers black veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne is our topic of conversation on the H.P. Lovecraft literary podcast.

Here at H.P.Podcraft.com. I'm Chad Fifer.

And I'm Chris Lanky. And do you ever do that thing in school where you were given a segment of a story and then not the ending and your teacher would have you write out an ending to it or complete it?

I remember that. I can't remember any of the fruits of that labor though. I would love to give that story

opening we just heard to a group of middle school kids. But what is good?

Parson Hooper got upon his face cried the sexten and his punishment. Here you go kids.

Finish that story for me. I'm not even going to tell you what a sexton is. You can make that up

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