Object of Suspicion

In Roald Dahl's 'The Umbrella Man', the twelve year old girl says that her mother is especially suspicious of two things - strange men and boiled eggs. While these are not the only things, one should be wary of.. One thing that every woman should put to a strict test is that shoe.

Condescendingly the torture born
skin worn

with the shoe worn wears  skin on the sides and other points of contact if any.