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303%u201cWhen we go in, may I speak with John Tucker in private?%u201d Jasmine asked Ken.%u201cYes. Is it about the flowers being sent for the funeral?%u201d He asked.She nodded. %u201cMostly that but I may ask a favour of him for you, Ken. Let me see if he%u2019ll grant it. He%u2019s a very good and caring man.%u201dKen nodded, his mind more focused on seeing his dead wife.They entered the parlour. John Tucker, the undertaker, took Ken into the back and retuned to talk briefly with Jasmine. After, she went into the back, down the stairs to the basement to stand beside Ken. The body of Edith was not yet in a coffin.%u201cI expected her to be in the coffin,%u201d Ken said to her.She reached out and took his hand, saying, %u201cJohn told me that this is more natural. He%u2019s put a soft long cushion under her, a pillow under her head, and a single satin sheet over her. It%u2019s as if she were asleep in a bed.%u201d%u201cShe looks so at rest, just like when I saw her in our bed at home.%u201d He uttered.%u201cDo you want me to stay with you or leave, Ken?%u201d Jasmine asked him in a whisper.%u201cStay.%u201dJasmine stepped up to the body of Edith and stroked her face. %u201cYour wife, even now, is a very beautiful woman.%u201dShe looked up at Ken and slowly pulled away the satin sheet covering her. %u201cKen. You should come here by me and give her a last loving kiss goodbye.%u201dThe Devil Drops ByChapter 2: Edith