At one point in this story, a bet is made at Reifsnyder's barber shop regarding the identity of a man walking by wearing lavender trousers.
At one point in this story, a bet is made at Reifsnyder's barber shop regarding the identity of a man walking by wearing lavender trousers. It concludes on a Wednesday evening with a doctor realizing that his wife Gracie's breakdown is precipitated by the ostracism his choices have visited upon their household. Earlier in this story, Alek Williams argues with Judge Hagenthorpe that five dollars a week is not worth the stress of boarding the title figure, whose stroll through the community nearly causes a riot and prompts Jake Winter to threaten to have Ned Trescott arrested. Set in the fictional town of  (*)Whilomville, this short story was published in an eponymous 1899 volume alongside works like "The Blue Hotel," and centers on a black coachman who saves young Jimmie's life during a fire but ends up becoming disfigured. For 10 points, name this story about Henry Johnson, whose horrific appearance begets the title epithet, a work by Stephen Crane.
At one point in this story, a bet is made at Reifsnyder's barber shop regarding the identity of a man walking by wearing lavender trousers.
The Monster and Other Stories