we might like to possess about their friendship, but we do know that once, in a snowstorm, Hawthorne appeared at the back door of Arrowhead and was invited to spend the night. The two authors sat in Melville's study all night, talking in low voices, arousing the curiosity of his wife, mother and sister, who listened closely at the door. The extent of their intimacy is unknown, though it has intrigued biographers for a very long time.from Jay Parini: The Guardian: Jay Parini on Herman Melville
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