Summary

The speaker reflects that she is too weak to tolerate the pain of the loss of Cooke-ham. She notes that she can look to Heaven and see the beauty of ideal life, which she will find in the memories of Cooke-ham. She intends to remember her own part in the pleasures of this place.

She then turns to discussing the sorrow that the estate feels at the loss of its people. She imagines the flowers wilting, the leaves falling from the trees, and other forms of suffering taking place across the land. The trees start to die.

However, the countess is still inevitably drawn away. The speaker reflects that she is noble enough to say a gentle farewell to every single part of the estate. She will keep the memory of the entire estate, especially the tree, precious in her mind. The speaker does...