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An elderly woman prepares her house for a visit she has long anticipated. In Helen R. Hull’s closely observed short story, the work of arranging food, rooms and small domestic details becomes an expression of affection and expectation.
Much of the story unfolds through the woman’s talk to herself as she works and imagines the arrival of her family. The movement between hope, practical effort and vulnerability gives significance to the ordinary objects around her. This is the complete story published in The Touchstone in August 1919, with the source credits and original ending retained.