The Unvanquished, 236 (Event)

Page Number: 
236
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
She stood too, looking at me as I approached
Page Event Ends: 
241
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, October 1, 1873 to Thursday, October 30, 1873
Summary: 

Bayard sees his father's body, dressed in full dress uniform as he had imagined, and meets with Drusilla, who formally passes to him dueling pistols by which she thinks he will exact revenge for John Sartoris' murder; when she realizes Bayard has no such intentions, she becomes hysterical.

Chronological Order: 
298.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Funeral, Watching, Wake, Family, Mourning, Grief, Death, Ceremony, Dueling, Weapon:Pistol, Betrayal, Revenge, Retribution, Hysteria, Smell:Verbena, Abjure, Courage

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