Some have wondered how Emmett will be able to live with the knowledge that Duchess has drowned but Emmett is not likely to ever find out. I suppose it’s worth nothing that Duchess isn’t angry with Emmett in the last chapter because he recognizes the ingenuity of what Emmett has done, and he knows his own culpability in the final outcome. But when the wind starts blowing Duchess’s money away, Duchess can’t help himself and moves towards the bow with fateful repercussions. As Duchess himself notes (when he comes to), all he need do is lean back and paddle slowly, in order to make it safely to shore. Noting the hole in the bow of the boat, Emmett has piled stones in the stern in order to keep the hole in the bow above the water line. But here’s my take, for those who want it:Īs Billy is cleaning the library, Emmett has placed Duchess in the boat and set him adrift in order to buy himself some time. Readers, of course, are welcome to draw their own conclusions. "A number of readers have reached out with questions about Emmett’s intentions and culpability at the end of the book. (view spoiler) [The author has this to say about the ending:
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