prison-atmosphere

Updated: May 22, 2025

And Clifford, in his abortive decay, with the mystery of fearful crime upon him, and the close prison-atmosphere yet lurking in his breath, how had he transformed himself into the simplest child, whom Phoebe felt bound to watch over, and be, as it were, the providence of his unconsidered hours! Everything, at that instant of farewell, stood out prominently to her view.

Nathaniel Hawthorne - House of the Seven Gables