The doctor told me that the majors wife who was a very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalid out of the war had died of pneumonia. she had been sick only a few days no one expected her to die

what is the mood of this excerpt. cite example from the excerpt to support your answer

The mood of this excerpt is one of sadness and shock. An example from the excerpt to support this is "no one expected her to die". This conveys the surprise and sorrow of the situation.