Antoinette has died, and Louis suffers a period of intense grief. Louis and Thérèse refuse to eat their breakfasts, while Léonie relishes her meal. Thérèse and Léonie watch from the window of the salon as cars depart for the funeral. They recite the De Profundis and return to the dining room. On the table sit the remains of breakfast. Léonie retreats upstairs. In English, she tells the house that she is glad Antoinette is dead and that it took her aunt too long to die. She waits for the house to answer.
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