I guess it's possible that that comment, "but they were wrong" on the people who told Lois it wasn't a matter of life and death is supposed to indicate what Lois thought at the time and just shows that she wouldn't be comforted. However, followed so closely by the news that she was never heard of again, it does strongly indicate death by some means or other, at some time or other, but directly as a result of the lost cricket match.
The fact that the other old girls talk gaily about that 'comic cricket match' and don't suspect that anything terrible happened to Lois indicates dramatic irony. Something terrible must have happened or their failure to understand how important the match was to Lois and total lack or worry about her would hardly be worth reporting.
If Lois could live without trace, couldn't she as easily die without trace?
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Date: 2007-08-20 09:51 am (UTC)The fact that the other old girls talk gaily about that 'comic cricket match' and don't suspect that anything terrible happened to Lois indicates dramatic irony. Something terrible must have happened or their failure to understand how important the match was to Lois and total lack or worry about her would hardly be worth reporting.
If Lois could live without trace, couldn't she as easily die without trace?