'Not that nowadays 'tis much better than licensed liquor.' 'John,' she said, putting her face close to his and pressing his arm.
'Will you have a drop of spirits or something ?' He did not reply, and Selina observed that his ear and the side of his face were quite white.

Convinced that his illness was serious, a growing dismay seized hold of her.

The dance ended; her mother came in, and learning what had happened, looked narrowly at the sergeant-major.
'We must not let him lie like that, lift him up,' she said.

'Let him rest in the window-bench on some cushions.' They unfolded his arms and hands as they lay clasped upon the table, and on lifting his head found his features to bear the very impress of death itself.

Bartholomew Miller, who had now come in, assisted Mr.Paddock to make a comfortable couch in the window-seat, where they stretched out Clark upon his back.
Still he seemed unconscious.