“At another time, or in another case, it might have excited my ridicule. But into what quackeries will not people rush for a last chance, where all accustomed means have failed, and the life of a beloved object is at stake?” LoveDeathDyingMedicineIllnessHospiceCaretaking Book:Carmilla Source: Carmilla
“Places change imperceptibly – in detail, at least – a good deal,' said the Doctor, making an effort to keep up a conversation that plainly would not go on itself; 'and people too; population shifts – there's an old fellow, sir, they call Death.” DeathChange Book:The Haunted Baronet and Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70 Source: The Haunted Baronet and Others: Ghost Stories 1861-70