Ethel helps Norman to the edge of the lake where they see the loons .
Norman notes how they are just like Norman and Ethel , that their offspring is grown and gone off on Ethel 's own , and now it is just the two of them .
Ethel helps Norman to the edge of the lake where they see the loons and Norman notes how they are just like him and Ethel , that their offspring is grown and gone off on her own , and now it is just the two of them .