Tristan had offered it to her as they buried their friend and, reluctantly, she had accepted the gift.

He should bury his friend, Gawen thought dimly.

Go away, you, she thought, and let me bury my friend in peace.

In a three-month period on 1995, he buried his partner, his best friend, his mother and his father.

Blues stays behind, and before burying his friend on his own, says with resignation, "There's nowhere to go."

Tears streamed down our faces as we buried our friend.

"I'm going to bury my friend at first light."

"Part of the shovel blade's broken off, but it'll do to bury your friend."

He buries his friend, and decides that something must be said.

"This morning I buried my best friend," John Mangano said.