ight frozen day in the early morning" (275). The old black woman is far out in the country on a very cold morning, and she is old and small and has difficulty walking. Welty sets the scene, introduces the character and gives her name, describes her, and clearly describes how she is moving through the woods in a determined way. The ground is frozen, the old woman is supporting herself with a cane, and the resolve of the woman is clear, else why would she be making her way through this setting under these conditions with her frail and very a
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