The Death of a Dead Man - A Memoir

According to legend, a sexton came across the body of a woman he wanted to sell. He dug through her grave for hours before uncovering her coffin. There she was, just as she'd been hours before, beautiful and unmoving. The ring on her finger was valuable, so he tried to cut it off with his knife. But then something miraculous happened - she woke up! Startled, the sexton fainted and fell into the coffin with her. However, Madame aduct had no intention of staying there; she climbed out from beneath the unconscious man,. Taking his lantern, she began the slow walk back to centre of town. Once there, she called out for her husband