In its second chapter, Hepzibah opens a shop in preparation for her brother, Clifford Pyncheon's, imminent release from prison.
Rather than make her first sale, a nearsighted character in this novel gives a free gingerbread Jim Crow to an urchin, who immediately demands her other cookie. Like his ancestor, a character in this novel dies of apoplexy while seated in an oak chair due to a curse placed on his family. At the end of this novel, a secret Indian deed to the eastern lands of Maine is found behind a portrait. The central family of this novel was cursed by Holgrave's ancestor (*) Matthew Maule, whose property was seized after he was executed for being a witch. In its second chapter, Hepzibah opens a shop in preparation for her brother, Clifford Pyncheon's, imminent release from prison. For 10 points, name this Nathaniel Hawthorne novel about a dwelling with an unusual roof.
Rather than make her first sale, a nearsighted character in this novel gives a free gingerbread Jim Crow to an urchin, who immediately demands her other cookie.
The House of the Seven Gables