Daphne du Maurier Quote
They went and stood together by the bed. They had wrapped Pappy in one of the hospital nightshirts, and it was somehow shocking and rather terrible to see Pappy dressed in this way, not in his own pajamas, not in his own bed. His breathing was heavy and queer. If he must die, said Celia, I would want him to die at home. He has always been afraid of hospitals. He would not want it to happen here. They looked at her strangely, the doctor and the nurse, and she wondered if they thought her very rude, very churlish, in saying this; because they were taking a lot of trouble to help Pappy, they had put him here in this bed, and were looking after him.
Daphne du Maurier
They went and stood together by the bed. They had wrapped Pappy in one of the hospital nightshirts, and it was somehow shocking and rather terrible to see Pappy dressed in this way, not in his own pajamas, not in his own bed. His breathing was heavy and queer. If he must die, said Celia, I would want him to die at home. He has always been afraid of hospitals. He would not want it to happen here. They looked at her strangely, the doctor and the nurse, and she wondered if they thought her very rude, very churlish, in saying this; because they were taking a lot of trouble to help Pappy, they had put him here in this bed, and were looking after him.
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About Daphne du Maurier
Although du Maurier is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.