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Chapter 7
Hewasbewilderedforamoment. Herubbedhiseyes,andlookedhardatme. Iseemedhumanenoughontheoutside:hecouldn’tmakeitout.
Hesaid:
"Yuiseastrangerintheseparts? Youdon’tlivehere?"
"No,"Isaid,"Idon’t. Youwouldn’tifIdid."
"Wellthen,"hesaid,"youwanttoseethetombs—graves—folksbeenburied,youknow—coffins!"
"Youareanuntruther,"Ireplied,gettingroused;"Idonotwanttoseetombs—notyourtombs. WhyshouldI? Wehavegravesofourown,ourfamilyhas. WhymyunclePodgerhasatombinKensalGreenCemetery,thatistheprideofallthatcountry-side; andmygrandfather’svaultatBowiscapableofaccommodatingeightvisitors,whilemygreat-auntSusanhasabrickgraveinFinchleyChurchyard,withaheadstonewithacoffee-potsortofthinginbas-reliefuponit,andasix-inchbestwhitestonecopingallthewayround,thatcostpounds. WhenIwantgraves,itistothoseplacesthatIgoandrevel. Idonotwantotherfolk’s. Whenyouyourselfareburied,Iwillcomeandseeyours. ThatisallIcandoforyou."
Heburstintotears. Hesaidthatoneofthetombshadabitofstoneuponthetopofitthathadbeensaidbysometobeprobablypartoftheremainsofthefigureofaman,andthatanotherhadsomewords,carveduponit,thatnobodyhadeverbeenabletodecipher.
Istillremainedobdurate,and,inbroken-heartedtones,hesaid:
"Well,won’tyoucomeandseethememorialwindow?"