The Glory Hole

Definition-Glory Hole: A small window through which one may look into the interior of a furnace. The book begins: Every one of the sixty-odd thousands who made up the population of Little Falls believed that Little Falls was the most beautiful city in America. Nor was this entirely the judgment of inexperience. One met Little Falls people all over the world: probably no city of its size could produce as many assiduous travelers. They would tell you that themselves very soon after they had met you. In three seasons of the year there was something to be said for their opinion of the place. It occupied a bend in the river and the low hills on either side. Its streets were wide; and bordering them all, down to the very edge of the business district, stood double rows of broadleaf maples. All the residential section was set in lawns. Even the workmen's small cottages had their little plots of green; and some fortunate tradition had almost eliminated fences between them. It was pleasant of a warm day to walk or drive beneath the deep continuous mottled shade, with the close-clipped green grass on either side, and the mingled sound of the cicadas and whirling sprinklers.


Genre: Literary Fiction