She placed a chair for him near a window, and poised herself gracefully upon the edge of those Jekyll-and-Hyde pieces of furniture that are masked and mysteriously hooded,unguessable bulks by day and inquisitorial racks of tortune by night.
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bulk = a massive heavy body. The author has used the literary device of personification to describe the furniture.
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bulk = a massive heavy body.
The author has used the literary device of personification to describe the furniture.
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