The family has to wait thirteen days to hold the funeral for Zizmo. The police try to recovery his body but to no avail. The family figures that once the ice thaws, the body will likely wash ashore. Sourmelina displays the customary grief and is much more devastated at her husband's death than those around her would have expected.
After the grieving period is over, the two new babies can be baptized. Even with all of her pride, Desdemona feels the weight of her transgression and vows that she will never have any more children. To keep her secret vow, she begins rebuffing Lefty's amorous advances. The couple does not discuss the subject and Lefty begins to feel lonelier.
Needing a source of income, Lefty comes up with an idea. Lefty remodels.....
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