Dyed (hair) with henna
Yesterday
At some distance in the direction indicated
Given pleasure or satisfaction
Make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds
Suggest or hint something bad
Crazy
Slang term for "peanuts"
Not yet over a bout of irritation
Beginning
Made of stone
Slowly, hesitatingly
The Question and Answer section for Petrified Man is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
After being spanked by the ladies, Biclly says, "If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?"
Three-year-old, Billy Boy, is Mrs. Pike's son. She got a job at Fay’s Millinery, but he kept putting the hats on and was considered a nuisance by the other women, so now he is hanging at the shop.
The atmosphere is the beauty shop is light-hearted and congenial. Gossip and beauty rule the day.
From the text (atmosphere)
Hidden in this den of curhg fluid and henna packs, separated by a lavender swing door from the other customers, who were...
