They carried their burden to the waiting hearse with the slow, underwater motion of men walking along the silty bottom of the Thames.
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In "The Dead Assassin" by Vaughn Entwistle, the imagery of carrying a burden to the hearse evokes a sense of solemnity and heaviness, which reflects the emotional weight of loss and mourning. The comparison to men walking through the thick silt of the Thames illustrates the struggle and difficulty involved in facing death, emphasizing a feeling of lethargy and an almost surreal experience in this moment of grief.
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