A Circle in the Fire | Summary
The story opens with two women, Mrs. Cope and Mrs. Pritchard, working in Mrs. Cope’s yard and talking about local news. Mrs. Cope’s daughter, Sally Virginia, eavesdrops from a second-floor window. Mrs. Pritchard describes to Mrs. Cope a strange case of birth and death, a certain type of story Mrs. Cope has grown accustomed to hearing from Mrs. Pritchard whom she thinks is overly interested in morbid affairs. Mrs. Cope, the reader learns, prefers to think of happier topics and ignore the sorts of events that interest Mrs. Pritchard.
While the women talk, Mrs. Cope works...
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