Barchester Towers Chapter 31 - The Bishop's Library

In which the departure of guests from Mrs. Grantly’s house is shadowed by the sudden illness of the venerable Dean Trefoil, whose condition draws together the cathedral clergy in anxious vigil. The learned doctors, including the eminent Sir Omicron Pie, endeavour to sustain the dean’s fading life, while the clergy quietly muse on the potential succession amid their hopes and apprehensions.