So Long a Letter

What does the widow have to do after the funeral of her husband? How does she feel about this?

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The narrator follows the teaching of the Koran that says she must stay indoors for four months and ten days and take purifying baths twice a week. She doesn't mind what she has to do but fears the memories that she will have the leisure to remember, as they will be painful.