Near the end of this story, a "gross, hoarse chuckle" is heard from a character described as having "indescribable (*)  earthiness," the hairy servant Aminadab.
After browsing a library containing Paracelsus and Roger Bacon, a woman in this story weeps against the cover of a journal recording how all the projects of a man's life have fallen short of their aims. A character in this story demonstrates a photographic plate, then dissolves it in a jar of acid when the image comes out blurry. Near the end of this story, a "gross, hoarse chuckle" is heard from a character described as having "indescribable (*)  earthiness," the hairy servant Aminadab. A scientist in this story invents a potion to purge away a "Crimson Hand" representing "sin," inadvertently killing his wife Georgiana. For 10 points, name this story in which Aylmer tries to cure his wife of the title blemish, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
After browsing a library containing Paracelsus and Roger Bacon, a woman in this story weeps against the cover of a journal recording how all the projects of a man's life have fallen short of their aims.
"The  Birth-Mark "