▁of ▁murder ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁be ▁h anged , ▁his ▁friends ▁pet ition ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁for ▁mer cy , ▁claim ing ▁ins an ity . ▁This ▁is ▁granted , ▁and ▁B old wood ' s ▁sentence ▁is ▁comm uted ▁to ▁" con fin ement ▁during ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁pleasure ". ▁Bath she ba ▁bur ies ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁grave ▁as ▁F anny ▁Robin ▁and ▁their ▁child . ▁ ▁Gabriel ▁triumph ant ▁Through out ▁her ▁trib ulations , ▁Bath she ba ▁comes ▁to ▁rely ▁increasing ly ▁on ▁her ▁oldest ▁and , ▁as ▁she ▁adm its ▁to ▁herself , ▁only ▁real ▁friend , ▁Gabriel . ▁When ▁he ▁gives ▁notice ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁leaving ▁her ▁employ , ▁she ▁real ises ▁how ▁important ▁he ▁has ▁become ▁to ▁her ▁well - be ing . ▁That ▁night , ▁she ▁goes ▁alone ▁to ▁visit ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁c ott age , ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁why ▁he ▁is ▁desert ing ▁her . ▁Press ed , ▁he ▁rel uct antly ▁reve als ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁because ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁g oss ip ing ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁marry ▁her . ▁She ▁exc laim s ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁"... ▁too ▁abs urd ▁– ▁too ▁soon ▁– ▁to ▁think ▁of , ▁by ▁far !" ▁He ▁bitter ly ▁agre es ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁abs urd , ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁correct s ▁him , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁" to o ▁soon ", ▁he ▁is ▁emb old ened ▁to ▁ask ▁once ▁again ▁for ▁her ▁hand ▁in ▁marriage . ▁She ▁accepts