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How could she be laughing at Uncle Daniel's wake? Colum took her
wrist, lowered her hand"It's all right," he said, "a wake's supposed
to celebrate a man's life and the importance of him to all who come
Laughter's part of it, as much as lamentation Daniel O'Hara was
buried on ThursdayThe funeral was almost as big as Old Katie
Scarlett's had beenScarlett led the procession to the grave his sons
had dug in the ancient walled graveyard at Ballyhara that she and
Colum
had found and cleaned upScarlett filled a leather pouch with soil
from Daniel's graveWhen she spread it on her father's grave, it
would be almost as if he was buried near his brother
When the funeral was over, the family went to the Big House for
refreshmentsScarlett's cook was delighted to have an occasion to
show offLong logo dolce
