The rest of the inscription (probably consisting of two more lines) was not visible. The stone appears to have been anchored in cement, perhaps because people had tried to remove it. Unfortunately, the cement covered the last lines. Is this reference to "consumption's vampire grasp" merely metaphorical, or does it suggest that Simon or his older sister who had predeceased him was exhumed in a desperate attempt to save his younger sister, who died three years after Simon? We hope that further research will reveal the answer. For now, we must ask, "What does it mean?"