Chapter 2

           Mysister,Mrs.JoeGargery,wasmorethantwentyyearsolderthanI,andhadestablishedagreatreputationwithherselfandtheneighborsbecauseshehadbroughtmeup"byhand."Havingatthattimetofindoutformyselfwhattheexpressionmeant,andknowinghertohaveahardandheavyhand,andtobemuchinthehabitoflayingituponherhusbandaswellasuponme,IsupposedthatJoeGargeryandIwerebothbroughtupbyhand.

           Shewasnotagood-lookingwoman,mysister;andIhadageneralimpressionthatshemusthavemadeJoeGargerymarryherbyhand.Joewasafairman,withcurlsofflaxenhaironeachsideofhissmoothface,andwitheyesofsuchaveryundecidedbluethattheyseemedtohavesomehowgotmixedwiththeirownwhites.Hewasamild,good-natured,sweet-tempered,easy-going,foolish,dearfellowasortofHerculesinstrength,andalsoinweakness.

           Mysister,Mrs.Joe,withblackhairandeyes,hadsuchaprevailingrednessofskinthatIsometimesusedtowonderwhetheritwaspossibleshewashedherselfwithanutmeg-graterinsteadofsoap.Shewastallandbony,andalmostalwaysworeacoarseapron,fastenedoverherfigurebehindwithtwoloops,andhavingasquareimpregnablebibinfront,thatwasstuckfullofpinsandneedles.Shemadeitapowerfulmeritinherself,andastrongreproachagainstJoe,thatsheworethisapronsomuch.ThoughIreallyseenoreasonwhysheshouldhavewornitatall;orwhy,ifshedidwearitatall,sheshouldnothavetakenitoff,everydayofherlife.

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