And at last it came to her, that in death as in life, Jimmy Malone was separating them.

She began to realize that there might be things she did not know.

What had Jimmy told the priest?
Why had Father Michael refused to confess Jimmy until he sent Dannie to him?
What had passed between them?
If it was what she had thought all year, why did it not free Dannie to her?
If there was something more, what was it?
Surely Dannie loved her.

Much as he had cared for Jimmy, he had vowed that everything was for her first.

She was eager to be his wife, and something bound him.