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Eventually young Bayard crashes the car off a bridge.

During the convalescence which follows, he establishes a relationship with Narcissa Benbow, whom he marries.

Despite promises to Narcissa to stop driving recklessly, he gets into a near wreck with old Bayard in the car, causing old Bayard to die of a heart attack.

Young Bayard disappears from Jefferson, leaving his now pregnant wife with Aunt Jenny.

He dies test-flying an experimental airplane on the day of his son ’ s birth.