Seraphine herself was the only shabby thing in the housea wizened little woman, with a wicked old Jewish face, and one shoulder higher than the other, dressed in a shiny black moire gown, years after moires had been exploded, and with a rag of old lace upon her sleek black hairraven black hair, and the only good thing about her appearance.

Seraphine herself was the only shabby thing in the housea wizened little woman, with a wicked old Jewish face, and one shoulder higher than the other, dressed in a shiny black moire gown, years after moires had been exploded, and with a rag of old lace upon her sleek black hairraven black hair, and the only good thing about her appearance.