"And you are spoiling us all."
"Spoiling you all?"
"Yes, especially me, and--Nurse Haley."
"Nurse Haley?"
"Yes. You are disturbing her peace of mind."
"Disturbing her? Me?"
A certain satisfaction crept into Cameron's voice. Nothing is so
calculated to restore the poise of the male mind as a consciousness of
power to disturb the equilibrium of one of the imperious sex.
"And you must not do it!" continued the little nurse. "She has far too
much to bear now."
"And haven't I been just telling you that?" said Cameron savagely. "She
never gets off. Night and day she is on the job. I tell you, I won't--it
should not be allowed." Cameron was conscious of a fine glow of
fraternal interest in this young girl. "For instance, a day like this!
Look at these white mountains, and that glorious sky, and this wonderful
air, and not a breath of wind! What a day for a walk! It would do
her--it would do you all a world of good."
"Wait!" cried the little nurse, who had been on duty all night. "I'll
tell her what you say."
Apparently it took some telling, for it was a full precious quarter of
an hour before they appeared again.
"There, now, you see the effect of your authority. She would not budge
for me, but--well--there she is! Look at her!"
There was no need for this injunction.
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