The Orchard Keeper

What emotions does the orchard keeper have when he finds the peach pit smoldering?

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The next day, the orchard keeper goes up the hill back to the peach pit, which he finds smoldering. The corpse inside has been reduced to ashes and he feels a combination of anguish and relief, as if the dead man had finally been released from his body.