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 the flowers or the lack of them— or what? To keep the rain and snow from him? He will have a heavier rain soon: pebbles and dirt and what not. Let there be no glass— and no upholstery phew! and no little brass rollers and small easy wheels on the bottom— my townspeople what are you thinking of?

A rough plain hearse then with gilt wheels and no top at all. On this the coffin lies by its own weight.

No wreathes please— especially no hot house flowers. Some common memento is better, something he prized and is known by: his old clothes— a few books perhaps— God knows what! You realize how we are about these things my townspeople— something will be found— anything even flowers if he had come to that.

So much for the hearse. For heaven's sake though see to the driver!