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Quote #7
Oh, my dear Lord, do wait a minute. I meant to do something about the Forty Acres, Jimmy doesn't need it and Lydia will later on with that worthless husband of hers. I meant to finish the altar cloth and send six bottles of wine to Sister Borgia for her dyspepsia. I want to send six bottles of wine to Sister Borgia, Father Connolly, now don't let me forget (57).
Ha! It's funny to imagine the Lord stopping Death just so Granny can help out her nun friend with her indigestion. Why is Granny fixated on these little errands at the moment of her death?
Quote #8
Cornelia's voice made short turns and tilted over and crashed. "Oh, Mother, oh, Mother, oh, Mother. . ."
"I'm not going, Cornelia. I'm taken by surprise. I can't go." (58-59).
So it looks like Miss I'm-So-Over-Death isn't ready to check out after all. How come?
Quote #9
You'll see Hapsy again. What about her? "I thought you'd never come." Granny made a long journey outward, looking for Hapsy. What if I don't find her? What then? (60).
We really can't criticize this story for being too sentimental about death. Sure, Granny hopes that she'll see Hapsy again, but her fears that the happy reunion might not take place doesn't exactly leave us readers with a warm, fuzzy feeling.