A character in this short story attempts to make a portrait on a plate of metal, but he throws the metal into a jar of acid when it comes out "blurred and indefinable."
A character in this short story attempts to make a portrait on a plate of metal, but he throws the metal into a jar of acid when it comes out "blurred and indefinable." Another character in this story is unable to forget hearing the words "It is in her heart now; we must have it out!", which her husband had spoken aloud while dreaming. Late in this story, the "yellow blotches" on a geranium are (*) removed by a potion prepared with the assistance of Aminadab, which unfortunately for its inventor causes the death of his wife Georgiana. For 10 points, name this Nathaniel Hawthorne short story about Aylmer, who tries to remove the title imperfection, shaped like a small crimson hand, from his wife's cheek.
A character in this short story attempts to make a portrait on a plate of metal, but he throws the metal into a jar of acid when it comes out "blurred and indefinable."
"The Birthmark"