In the very first chapter, Darl narrates his journey with Jewel through a field on their way home. They pass by a cotton house in the middle of the field. While Darl navigates around the house, Jewel decides to walk straight ahead. They finally reach home and Jewel stops at the spring and takes the gourd from the tree branch to drink some water. When they reach the top of the cliff where they see Cash sawing boards for Addie's coffin.

Cora In the next chapter Cora narrates about how she saved eggs to bake some cakes. She describes how they are very dependent on their chickens because of how she needed the money from making the cakes to make up for buying a better breed instead of getting a cheaper kind. She worked very hard on the cakes that she was hired to make but the buying cancelled the order. She then thinks about how Addie was very talented in baking cakes.

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She talks about the time they went harvesting then when they got closer to the woods they had sex because she said she cannot help it. She then saw Darl and she realized that he knows about what happened between her and Lafe. She asked if he was going to tell Anse about it or if he was going to kill Lafe and he somehow answers her without using any words. Darl stands in the doorway staring at her and tells Dewey Dell that Addie is going to pass away before he arrives back from the trip.

Tull Tull discusses Addie's upcoming death with Anse and what she would want them to do. They also talk about Jewel and Darl's delivery trip and Tull reassures Anse that they will be back in time. Vardaman is spotted walking up the hill carrying a fish. He then drops it on the ground and tries to show Addie. Anse couldn't care less and he tells him to wash it off before bringing it inside. Cora and Tull leave because Cora says she needs to feed the chickens. While they are on their way home, they discuss what is happening with the Bundren