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Oliver pushed Suzanne to the back of his mind , struggling for time to understand or to outlive what was happening . Early the next morning , he cut a Christmas tree in the woods behind the house . He bought lights and a tree stand at K-Mart . By noon , they were hanging tinsel on the tree , and Jennifer was telling him that she could finally get some really nice decorations . Rupert had never wanted to bother with a tree . At one-thirty , they walked across a graveled driveway in Falmouth and knocked on Bogdolf Eric 's door . Oliver was carrying Emma ; Jennifer held a canvas bag containing a fat beeswax candle and two bottles of wine , a Chardonnay and a Merlot .