“I hope,” said he presently, “I have not been severe upon poor Mrs. Churchill. If she is ill I should be sorry to do her injustice; but there are some traits in her character which make it difficult for me to speak of her with the forbearance I could wish.”
– Jane Austen
Emma, Chapter 36. Mr. Weston is suspicious of Mrs. Churchill’s attempts to prevent his son Frank from visiting him. The fact that he says “if she is ill” suggests that he is not convinced she is ill enough to require Frank to stay by her side.