Bathsheba ordered her farm workers to take her husband's body to her house. She washed Troy's body and dressed him in clean clothes. Gabriel and the doctor found her there when they arrived. Bathsheba was now weak and tired. liddy put her into her bed and stayed with her.
Late in the night, Liddy heard Bathsheba whispering the same words over and over again. 'Oh, I am to blame! How can I live? Dear God, how can I live?