Reluctantly, the workers obeyed. They accepted the master’s decision with a silence that he interpreted as acceptance, but which was actually a heavy, brooding resignation. The young stranger was buried in the town's cemetery, far from his home and his ancestors.
In the end, he chose not to report them. He allowed the body to remain in its stolen grave. six feet of the country summary
Reluctantly, the workers obeyed. They accepted the master’s decision with a silence that he interpreted as acceptance, but which was actually a heavy, brooding resignation. The young stranger was buried in the town's cemetery, far from his home and his ancestors.
In the end, he chose not to report them. He allowed the body to remain in its stolen grave.