Epilogue Summary

Kate and John are married. Sharon has stayed his secretary and married her boyfriend. Mr. Sartalamaccia purchases John's duck club land for a great deal of money and his Aunt Emily is now pleased with him. Uncles Jules dies a year later on Mardi Gras. Lonnie passes away shortly after just a few days after his fifteenth birthday. Right before Lonnie dies, Kate wants to visit him, which John is initially against. However, after they are finished visiting him, Kate passes on the message to John that Lonnie has conquered his "habitual disposition" of being jealous that Duval had died. John assures his siblings that Lonnie will be better in heaven and able to water ski.

John now explains that he has given up his search because he is a member of his mother's family, who are reluctant to talk about anything religious...