noun
the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events:
many troubles in succession.
a number of persons or things following one another in order or sequence.
the right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another.
Answer: "The Wives of the Dead" is a chilling and somber tale of shared grief in the early days of the American colonies, full of soul-shattering imagery and the use of "dream-logic" which makes the story very ahead of its time
Explanation: The imagery is actually quite similar between the experiences of the two sisters-in-law. In both cases there is a knock at the door and a man appears to announce the news that their respective husbands, contrary to the previous reports, are alive. The first sister-in-law, Margaret, however, receives the word from Goodman Parker, a well-dressed man in a "broad-brimmed hat and a blanket coat," while the other messenger, telling the news about Mary's husband
