Alexandros Papadiamantis’ short story of the same title “comes to life“ conveying to us the ambiance and mood of another era, in mid-19th century. The short story tells the story of 50-year-old Skevo. When she hears that her son (Stavros), who works on a ship as boatswain in order to earn enough money to ask his beloved Rinio to marry him, is sick, Skevo disguises herself as a ...