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In the story "The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton," which is part of the collection Scenes of Clerical Life, the narrative concludes following the death of the protagonist's wife, Milly. Milly, who is described as a hardworking and gentle woman, dies of exhaustion, leaving the awkward and unpopular clergyman to face his life in Shepperton without her.1