Near the end of this story, the "Man in the Moon" says "Oho, the old Earth is frolicsome to-night!" after hearing a "far bellow" of laughter. The main character of this story offends a man whose speech is constantly punctuated with a pair of "sepulchral hems." Its protagonist is suspected of being the escaped bondservant Hezekiah Mudge when he poses a question to an innkeeper. This story opens by describing the misfortunes of six governors in the last forty years, and closes with its main character being told that he might be able to "rise in the world" without the title figure. Its action begins with the protagonist disembarking a ferry with
Near the end of this story, the "Man in the Moon" says "Oho, the old Earth is frolicsome to-night!" after hearing a "far bellow" of laughter. The main character of this story offends a man whose speech is constantly punctuated with a pair of "sepulchral hems." Its protagonist is suspected of being the escaped bondservant Hezekiah Mudge when he poses a question to an innkeeper. This story opens by describing the misfortunes of six governors in the last forty years, and closes with its main character being told that he might be able to "rise in the world" without the title figure. Its action begins with the protagonist disembarking a ferry with his oak cudgel. The protagonist eventually meets a man with two protrusions on his forehead whose face is painted half-red and half-black, who predicts the arrival of a procession including the title character. For 10 points, name this Nathaniel Hawthorne story in which Robin eventually meets the titular tarred-and-feathered relative.