The Ladies Buddenbrook from Breite Strasse did not weep, however - it was not their custom. Their faces, a little less caustic than usual at least, expressed a gentle satisfaction at death's impartiality.

Thomas Mann
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The Ladies Buddenbrook, a book by the German author Thomas Mann, is a story of a wealthy family in early 19th century Europe. The family members all die off one by one. At the end of the novel, only two are left - father and son - each with his own problems. The son's problem is that he is too kind to his servants, to the point that he cannot find anyone who will take care of his rich inheritance.

The father's problem is that he feels guilty about the fact that his sons have died young. Both these problems are solved by death itself.

Source: Buddenbrooks: The Decline Of A Family

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