Summary and Analysis by Part

Part 2: The Prayers of the Saints — Three: Elizabeth's Prayer

stable the group of women who work in a brothel, a house of prostitution.

chambermaid a woman whose work is taking care of bedrooms, as in a hotel.

elevator boy a man whose job it is to operate elevators which have to be manually controlled.

pearl without price Elizabeth's aunt uses this metaphore to refer to Elizabeth's virginity.

sleep-in job a job in which the worker is provided with room and board on the premises, as in the case of a live-in maid.

Gramophone a phonograph, a device for reproducing sound that has been mechanically transcribed in a spiral groove on a circular disc or cylinder. A record player.

Moonshine whiskey unlawfully distilled: often such whiskey made from corn and not matured in barrels.


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