The House by the Churchyard Chapter 55

In which the distinguished Dr. Toole makes a grave midnight visit to the ailing Sturk, bringing with him a somber prognosis delivered with measured solemnity and the delicate formality of a bygone medical oracle. Meanwhile, the gentlemen of the inn engage in cautious conjecture about the absent Nutter, each harbouring silent suspicions as they await the unfolding of uncertain tidings.