Part 4 Chapter 6 Summary

Outside the church of Ste. Agnes, an old man is digging Amedee's grave. Mass is at eleven, followed later by a big confirmation service for children. The church is for the living.

Emil takes a seat and notes that Marie is not there. He wonders if she is ill. Conflicting emotions of sorrow and concern overwhelm him. He is taken up by the rapture of the religious music. He decides that people like Frank can never experience such rapture. The confirmation service is full of joy and young people.

At three o'clock, after spending most of the day in church, Emil leaves the sanctuary and rides to the graveyard. He looks at the deep hole that will contain Amedee's body. Then he rides to the Shabata farm. Marie is nowhere to be found. He walks everywhere until he finds her lying...