Answer:
The reader learns that Farquhar has dies in the last sentence of Part III.
Explanation:
Peyton Farquhar is a character in the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by American author Ambrose Bierce. Farquhar, a Confederacy supporter, is tricked into trying to burn a bridge that would be used for the crossing of Union soldiers. He ends up being caught and taken to the bridge to be hanged. The narrator then tricks the reader into believing Farquhar was able to escape his captors. The rope breaks, and Farquhar swims back to his home, to his wife. However, as he is about to hug her, the illusion is snapped by reality. Farquhar never escaped; the dream of going back home happened between the moment he was pushed from the bridge and the moment the noose broke his neck. His death is revealed in the very last sentence of Part III:
"Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge."
