“I don’t want any of you to go dying on me, because I just can’t begin to tell you how much trouble it is to arrange a funeral!” Luker didn’t reply. “Big Barbara?” said India, when her grandmother was knocking the last ice cube into her mouth. “What, child?” “Do they always do that at funerals around here?” “Do what?” asked Big Barbara uneasily, not turning around. “Stick knives in dead people.” “I was hoping you hadn’t been paying attention at that time,” said Big Barbara. “But I assure you, child, it is not a common occurrence. In fact, I have never seen it done before. And I am as sorry as
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