“No, Francis. I would have to have a table that was as long as the barracks to accommodate so many of my dead.”

“You know, in our country, we are Catholic. But there is the pagan celebration, el Día de los Muertos, the day of the dead.”

“Many people believe that the dead are among us all the time, and many even set a table for them, just as if they were alive.”
“And you, do you do this, Mamacita?”
“No, Francis. I would have to have a table that was as long as the barracks to accommodate so many of my dead.” She smiled and crossed herself. ALLINGHAM