soot-plated

Updated: May 20, 2025

Both drew down as Miss Doc reappeared in the door. "I might as well tote a kettleful, too," she said, and taking that soot-plated article from its hook in the chimney she once more started for the spring. This time, like a guilty burglar, old Jim crept out to the door.

Philip Verrill Mighels - Bruvver Jim's Baby