The event acquitted her of all the fancifulness, and all the selfishness of imaginary complaints.
"Poor Mrs.Churchill! no doubt she had been suffering a great deal: more than any body had ever supposed--and continual pain would try the temper.

It was a sad event--a great shock--with all her faults, what would Mr.Churchill do without her?
Mr.Churchill's loss would be dreadful indeed.

Mr.Churchill would never get over it."-- Even Mr.
Weston shook his head, and looked solemn, and said, "Ah! poor woman, who would have thought it!" and resolved, that his mourning should be as handsome as possible; and his wife sat sighing and moralising over her broad hems with a commiseration and good sense, true and steady.

How it would affect Frank was among the earliest thoughts of both.

It was also a very early speculation with Emma.