Mysterious Ending

In the end of the book Edna commits suicide by drowning. I found the ending mysterious because it was never outright stated. I don’t know why she committed suicide right after she told Robert that she loved him. She found happiness, but did it anyway. “She looked into the distance, and the terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father’s voice and her sister Margaret’s. She heard the barking of an old dog that was chained to the sycamore tree. The spurs of the cavalry officer clanged as he walked across the porch. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air.” (157). It ends with me thinking that there was more that was missing. It was like a cliff hanger without coming back up. I like books, or book series to end with a clear ending. We are never officially told that she died, so there really isn’t any proof.