The question is, does this mingling mean that the wife loses her own identity in the marriage, or is the "mingling" of dust a deep-felt and equal union between two people?
Quote #8
Too deep to clear them away! (21)
Usually we'd like to see a more "can do" attitude from our heroines today, but perhaps this is a metaphorical way of letting her husband know that his absence has a noticeable effect on her day-to-day life.