or symbolizes the history of the Pyncheon Family argues this point of symbolism. It has mostly the gloomy and grim feel that was left by the Colonel. However, it also possesses in some places "that delicate Alice, 'the fragrance of whose rich and delightful character lingered about the place where she lived, as a dried rose-bud scents the drawer where it has withered and perished'" (Crowley 200). The houses rich history turns it into a very telling
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