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They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk. THEY AFFECTED TO IGNORE HER AS OF AN INFERIOR SOCIAL STATUS TO THEMSELVES AND SHE DESPISED THEIR LIGHT TALK
their homes and complained of to their mistresses. She proved to be quite a treasure of a nurse. How thorough she was at bath-time; and up at any moment of the night if one of her charges made the slightest cry. Of course her kennel was in the nursery. She had a genius for knowing when a cough is a thing to have no patience with and when it needs stocking round your throat. She believed to her last day in old-fashioned remedies like rhubarb leaf, and made sounds of contempt over all this new-fangled talk about germs, and so on. It was a lesson in propriety to see her escorting the children to school, walking sedately by their side when they were well behaved, and butting them back into line if they strayed. On John's footer days she never once forgot his sweater, and she usually carried an umbrella in her mouth in case of rain. There is a room in the basement of Miss Fulsom's school where the nurses wait. They sat on forms, while Nana lay on the floor, but that was the only difference. E FOLLOWED TO THEIR HOMES AND COMPLAINED OF TO THEIR MISTRESSES SHE PROVED TO BE QUITE A TREASURE OF A NURSE HOW THOROUGH SHE WAS AT BIRTH TIME AND UP AT ANY MOMENT OF THE NIGHT IF ONE OF HER CHARGES MADE THE SLIGHTEST CRY OF COURSE HER KENNEL WAS IN THE NURSERY SHE HAD A GENIUS FOR KNOWING WHEN A COUGH IS A THING TO HAVE NO PATIENCE WITH AND WHEN IT NEEDS STOCKING ROUND YOUR THROAT SHE BELIEVED TO HER LAST DAY IN OLD FASHIONED REMEDIES LIKE RHUBARB LEAVE AND MADE SOUNDS OF CONTEMPT OVER ALL THIS NEW FANGLED TALK ABOUT GERMS AND SO ON IT WAS HER LESSON IN PROPRIETY TO SEE HER ESCORTING THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WALKING SEDATELY BY THEIR SIDE WHEN THEY WERE WELL BEHAVED AND BUTTING THEM BACK INTO LINE IF THEY STRAYED ON JOHN'S FOOTED DAYS SHE NEVER ONCE FORGOT HIS SWEATER AND SHE USUALLY CARRIED AN UMBRELLA IN HER MOUTH IN CASE OF RAIN THERE IS A ROOM IN THE BASEMENT OF MISS FULSOM'S SCHOOL WHERE THE NURSES WAIT THEY SAT ON FORMS WHILE NANA LAY ON THE FLOOR BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
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