▁few ▁hours ▁later , ▁she ▁dies ▁in ▁child b irth , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁baby . ▁Mother ▁and ▁child ▁are ▁then ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁coff in ▁and ▁sent ▁home ▁to ▁We ather bury ▁for ▁inter ment . ▁Gabriel , ▁who ▁knows ▁of ▁T roy ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁F anny , ▁tries ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁child ' s ▁existence ▁– ▁but ▁Bath she ba ▁agre es ▁that ▁the ▁coff in ▁can ▁be ▁left ▁in ▁her ▁house ▁over night , ▁from ▁her ▁sense ▁of ▁duty ▁towards ▁a ▁former ▁servant . ▁Her ▁servant ▁and ▁conf id ante , ▁L idd y , ▁repe ats ▁the ▁rum our ▁that ▁F anny ▁had ▁a ▁child ; ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁servants ▁are ▁in ▁bed , ▁Bath she ba ▁uns cre ws ▁the ▁lid ▁and ▁sees ▁the ▁two ▁bodies ▁inside . ▁ ▁T roy ▁then ▁comes ▁home ▁from ▁C aster bridge , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁appointment ▁with ▁F anny . ▁See ing ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁her ▁failure ▁to ▁meet ▁him , ▁he ▁g ently ▁kiss es ▁the ▁cor pse ▁and ▁tells ▁the ▁an gu ished ▁Bath she ba , ▁" This ▁woman ▁is ▁more ▁to ▁me , ▁dead ▁as ▁she ▁is , ▁than ▁ever ▁you ▁were , ▁or ▁are , ▁or ▁can ▁be ". ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁he ▁sp ends ▁all ▁his ▁money ▁on ▁a ▁mar ble ▁tomb stone ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription : ▁" E rect ed ▁by ▁Francis ▁T roy ▁in ▁bel oved ▁memory ▁of ▁F anny ▁Robin ▁... " ▁Then ,