"That's right," I said, "of course he'd have to borrow a spade to bury his wife with. Unless he could borrow a hole in the ground. Too bad you all didn't put him in it too."
Peabody uses sarcasm to further exemplify his dislike for Anse Bundren, an opinion that is widely agreed with. The townspeople all seem to feel that Anse is a good-for-nothing and lazy human being (mostly because he is). Peabody devalues Anse's endeavor to bury Addie, saying that if he could find an unoccupied hole in the ground he wouldn't even bother giving her a proper burial.
Peabody is a bit like Sister Helen from the TV show "Grounded for Life". Like Peabody does with the Bundrens, Sister Helen is always critiquing and intervening with the Finnerty family's dysfunctional parenting. She does not hide the way she feels about them and states her strong opinions bluntly and outright. The way she feels about Mr. Finnerty, a childish and un-put-together trouble maker is a lot like how Peabody feels about the irresponsible Anse Bundren.
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