"A throng of bearded men, in sad-coloured garments and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes." ((Chapter 1/PAGE 45))
The first paragraph of the book starts off with setting the story up to be drab, eerie, and dark. The heavy, imposing door lined with spikes seem to be the centerpiece for this big congregation of people. Perhaps what is inside is something sinister, perhaps they are sentencing someone to death or torturing children. (I hope not :( ) Either way, the whole scene has such a foreboding atmosphere coupled with a monotonous, gray tone that makes me think this story will be quite depressing.
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