Chapter 89

• The funeral for Freddy had started early. All those who knew him had come to the church, and some had said nice things about him. Arnold was delighted to see some old faces, people he had not seen in ages, who had come, and most of them had aged a bit, while others had grown.
• He saw that they saw him the same way too, and some were even astonished to see how his life had changed.
• Those where people he ad not seen ain a short while, and as the funeral passed, words flew around the hall and talks about how he had strucka gold finger and married queenie was passed until it finally came to his notice, arnold had brushed it off, sofia whoi was by his side did not like what she was hearing but she did not make a fuss aout it since he did not make a fuss about it.