“The Fierce Sign”- “A Country Girl”
The sign that Elizabeth and Paul Montgomery encounter reads: “KEEP OUT; WHO THIS: MEAN YOU.” Perceptibly, the vicious sign is intended to persuade people against crossing over to Mrs. Harris’s studio. Nevertheless, Elizabeth and Paul Montgomery, “ crossed boldly.” If the ferocity of the words had a dissuading latency, they would have disheartened them from crossing over.
“Tie her to the fence and give her a bale of hay”- “How Far She Went”
The granny made this comment after delivering Sylvie. The ironic comment précises granny’s feelings for Sylvie:grandmother was not attached to Slyvie from the moment she was birthed and this brought about their adversative relationship that climaxed in Slyvie’s premature death. If granny had adored Slyvie, she would have demanded to embrace her daughter and breast fed her instead of asserting that she be nourished with hay.
“It seemed warm enough in the water. Now they shivered”- “How Far She Went”
Customarily, the trembling would have transpired in the water. Coming out of water would have relieved them from the quivering that is integral in cold water. The ironic turn in this case highlights the sanctuary-like sensitivity that the woman and her granddaughter ascribed to the muddy water.
