71. The Cottage. Cody’snext entry details the crew’s arrival at Bompie’scottage. When they arrive, a nurse greets them, and leads them to Bompie’s room, where he’s lying in bed. His eyes are closed, and Cody says he thought he had died.
Bompie, it seems, is near the end of his days—even though he’s just sleeping when the crew arrives, he appears to have already departed.