They murdered him.

“She didn't want to look ahead to the days and the months and the years with him…”

“A terrific sadness swept over Jerry. As if somebody had died. The way he felt s…”

“I don't mean to be insolent. I'm truthful. I tell the truth and the truth somet…”

“He hated to think of his own life stretching ahead of him that way, a long succ…”