It's most likely she heard about Barty and offed herself. Dora says the one constant in Mrs Crouch's life was her devotion to her son. Disconsolate, I reckon. If the stories about her jumping were true, anyway.
Or maybe the old man did it to be rid of an albatross.
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Date: 2011-10-10 03:07 pm (UTC)Or maybe the old man did it to be rid of an albatross.