point, t I only kne I . I looked at Miss ilson. I I o if Gentleman came I , t of seeing ed, it made me sick.
Nurse Spiller sae. Come on, s mind your my o my o be, tter. Saves disappointment, dont it? S Nurse Bacon. then: Come on!
scumbled after o tairs.
It kno yet, for on ednesdays Dr Cie and Dr Graves off in to drum up neics, and t. Some nurses, and one or tanding about in taking breatte and, look at me, t o come, and feeling sicker and stranger by the second.
In o my arm and pulled me to been used in a wors are away. You hear me?
So t voice, to ting there.
I ed Gentleman. It
second of my seeing a rusment so s s ranger, and supposed t take, ures in a be of last, at last—as if o ts or cloudy er—at last I kne. ilted me, and past Nurse Spiller, as if t Maud must be coming along be me again, and his eyes grew wide.
And it , t saved me. time t Mrs Creams, t me and seen, not Maud, but Sue. t. ture, too—for in tanding in ting slip from me and then come
back baffled, my oo leave me and I formed a plan. I formed it .
It e.
C used to speaking, and it came out like a croak. C be very c oo come and make a visit to your old mistress!
And I to taking my eyes away from o me and I w weeping, in his ear:
Say Im all! Say Im her! Oh, please say Im her!
I kept . epped back. a scarlet line across all over. h. he said,
Miss, I— Miss—
Of course, , at Briar. t of nasty satisfaction, ell, aint it marvellous Dr Cie be pleased?
I turned and cauganding? t s rig. Not too close, t say art clas better. Nos kicking up, you sing out—all right?
e , in till looked beood in t c surned o to nod and murmur to the nurses beyond.
I still give it up. I leaned towards rembling, and spoke in a whisper. I said,
Co see anyone, anyone in all my life! You o help me.
he same low voice,
You are Miss Smith?
o er. But you mustnt