Part 3, Chapter 58-Epilogue Summary

Chapter 58: Jud wakes suddenly, startled by some noise. He calls himself a stupid old man when he realizes that he has slept till nearly dawn. He calls for Louis, but he knows somehow that the footsteps he hears don't belong to his friend. The smell enters as the door swings open. Church enters the room. Jud backs away and kicks at the purring cat. He tells himself it might not be too late. Gage can be killed again. He backs into the kitchen and grabs a meat cleaver from the drawer. Gage enters, grinning at Jud. Gage says he's come to send Jud to hell. Jud holds up the cleaver and tells him to come and get it. Jud reminds himself not to be tricked by the evil thing. It may look like Gage, but it's not. Gage tells...