![]() ![]() Before leaving himself, Oak erases a few words that have been chalked into the cover of the coffin. Gabriel takes the coffin to Bathsheba's house and has it stored in a sitting room inside.They'll have to hold the funeral the next day. When he gets there, he runs into Parson Thirdly, who tells him he's too late. Gabriel takes it upon himself to transport the body for the graveyard.Gabriel Oak comes storming into the pub and gives him a good tongue-lashing for neglecting his duties so badly. ![]() ![]() Eventually, Poorgrass ends up staying for so long that he misses the cutoff time for having a funeral service in Weatherbury that day.But his buddies egg him on to drink more, arguing that the body outside isn't going anywhere. After a quick pint, Poorgrass gets up to leave.His buddies Jan Coggan and Mark Clark are already drinking inside. On his way back to Weatherbury, his loneliness finally gets the best of him and he stops off for a quick drink in a pub.While riding, he feels lonely and wishes he had the company of a person or a dog. Joseph Poorgrass has been given the job of driving the coffin back to Weatherbury.One of them takes out a piece of chalk to write Fanny's name and a few other words on the lid. We're back in the town of Casterbridge now, where two men are taking care of Fanny Robin's coffin. ![]()
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