When there are no more links to a file, Linux deletes the file itself, that is, its inode.
"Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage"
John Goerzen and Ossama Othman
Scott deletes the stanza.
"Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy"
Andrew Lang
This is precisely what Douglas does say, in Froissart, but Scott deletes the stanza.
"Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy"
Andrew Lang