The Double Death Of Quincas Water-Bray (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
They discussed matters over the table of a restaurant in the Baixa dos Sapateiros. Along the busy streets the crowds were passing, happy and hurried. Right opposite was a movie theater. The corpse had been turned over to an undertaking establishment owned by a friend of Uncle Eduardo’s. A 20 percent discount. Uncle Eduardo was explaining, “What’s really expensive is the coffin. And the cars, if there’s a big turnout. A fortune. They won’t even let you die today.” In a shop nearby they bought some new clothes (the material wasn’t all that great, but, as Uncle Eduardo said, it was still too good to be eaten by worms): a pair of black shoes, a white shirt, a tie, and a pair of socks. There was no need for any underwear. Eduardo was jotting down every expense in a little notebook. He was master at cutting corners; his business prospered. In the skillful hands of the specialists from the funeral parlor, Quincas Water-Bray was going back to being Joaquim Soares da Cunha while his relatives were eating fish stew in the restaurant and discussing the funeral arrangements.
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