It's very sudden.

Why Mrs.Walker was driving him through the town three days ago." "Yes," answered the son; "but when a man has heart complaint, you never know where you are with him." A good many people in Wigfield and round it discussed that death during the day; but few, on the whole, in a kindlier spirit than had been displayed by the editor of the opposition paper.

Mrs.A'Court, wife of the vicar, and mother of Dick A'Court, remarked that she was the last person to say anything unkind, but she did value consistency.
"Everybody knows that my Dick is a high churchman; they sent for him to administer the holy communion, and he found old Mr.Mortimer there, a layman, who is almost, I consider, a Methodist, he's so low church; and poor Captain Walker was getting him to pray extempore by his bed.

Even afterward he wouldn't let him out of his sight.

And Dick never remonstrated.