▁that ▁she ▁not ▁be ▁buried ▁in ▁her ▁t atter ed , ▁old , ▁out - of - style ▁cal ico ▁dress , ▁and ▁Je eter ' s ▁main ▁concern ▁is ▁that ▁his ▁body ▁not ▁be ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁corn ▁storage ▁shed ▁where ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁e aten ▁by ▁r ats . ▁He ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁terrible ▁ph ob ia ▁of ▁r ats ▁ever ▁since ▁he ▁saw ▁his ▁dead ▁father ’ s ▁face ▁half - e aten ▁by ▁a ▁rat ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁fun eral . ▁Ne ither ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁characters ▁have ▁any ▁doub ts ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁die ▁som etime ▁soon , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁their ▁present ▁life ▁but ▁their ▁lif eless ▁bodies ▁which ▁they ▁care ▁about ▁most . ▁Poss ibly ▁they ▁realize ▁that ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁is ▁already ▁dead ; ▁thus ▁their ▁primary ▁concern ▁becomes ▁not ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁that ▁life ▁but ▁its ▁appearance ▁during ▁bur ial . ▁ ▁When ▁Sister ▁B ess ie ▁returns ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁to ▁the ▁L ester ▁house , ▁she ▁exc laim s ▁that ▁God ▁has ▁given ▁her ▁his ▁appro val ▁for ▁the ▁marriage ▁between ▁D ude ▁and ▁herself . ▁The ▁two ▁then ▁start ▁the ▁long ▁walk ▁to ▁Full er ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁new ▁Ford ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁travel ing ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁pre aching . ▁Once ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁auto ▁show room , ▁the ▁sales men ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁B ess ie ' s ▁rural ▁na ï vet é ▁to ▁pull ▁off ▁a