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     ;I'm not the only nurse here�察─�she said ;There are over forty。; 

     ;You are the only one here�察─�said Sam�察 �who is not� �That's Just what I 

meanI      appreciate    the   work    of   a   trained   nurse�察   �I  understand     the 

ministering angel part of it�察�but youI'm not talking about anybody else�察�

I'm talking about youyou are too young� �Somehow you are different�察�you 

are    not   meant    to   wear   yourself    out   fighting    disease    and   sickness�察�

measuring beef broth and making beds。; 

     Sister Anne laughed with delight。 

     ;I beg your pardon�察─�said Sam stiffly。 

     ;Nopardon me�察─�said Sister Anne�察 �but your ideas of the duties of a 

nurse are so quaint。; 

     ;No   matter   what   the   duties   are�察─  �declared   Sam�察   �You   should   not   be 

here� ─�

     Sister Anne shrugged her shoulders�察�they were charming shouldersas 

delicate as the pinions of a bird。 

     ;One must live�察─�said Sister Anne。 

     They had passed through the last cold corridor�察�between the last rows 

of   rigid   white   cots�察  �and   had   come   out   into   the   sunshine。   Below   them 

stretched Connecticut�察�painted in autumn colors。 Sister Anne seated herself 

upon the marble railing of the terrace and looked down upon the flashing 

waters of the Sound。 

     ;Yes�察�that's it�察─�she repeated softly;one must live。; 

     Sam   looked   at   herbut�察  �finding   that   to   do   so   made   speech   difficult�察�

looked   hurriedly   away。   He   admitted   to   himself   that   it   was   one   of   those 

occasions�察�only too frequent with him�察�when his indignant sympathy was 

heightened by the fact that ;the woman。 was very fair。; He conceded that。 

He was not going to pretend to himself that he was not prejudiced by the 

outrageous beauty of Sister Anne�察�by the assault upon his feelings made by 

her uniformmade by the appeal of her profession�察�the gentlest and most 

gracious of all professions。 He was honestly disturbed that this young girl 

should devote her life to the service of selfish sick people。 

     ;If you do it because you must live�察�then it can easily be arranged�察�for 



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there are other ways of earning a living。; 

     The girl looked at him quickly�察�but he was quite sincereand again she 

smiled。 

     ;Now   what   would   you   suggest�拭─  �she   asked。   ;You   see�察─  �she   said�察   �I 

have no one to advise meno man of my own age。 I have no brothers to 

go to。 I have a father�察�but it was his idea that I should come here�察�and so I 

doubt if he would approve of my changing to any other work。 Your own 

work must make you acquainted with many women who earn their own 

living。 Maybe you could advise me�拭─�

     Sam   did   not   at   once   answer。   He   was   calculating   hastily   how   far   his 

salary   would   go   toward   supporting   a   wife。   He   was   trying   to   remember 

which of the men in the office were married�察�and whether they were those 

whose salaries were smaller than his own。 Collins�察�one of the copy editors�察�

he knew�察�was very ill´paid�察�but Sam also knew that Collins was married�察�

because his wife used to wait for him in the office to take her to the theatre�察�

and   often   Sam   had   thought   she   was   extremely   well   dressed。   Of   course 

Sister Anne was so beautiful that what she might wear would be a matter 

of indifference�察�but then women did not always look at it that way。 Sam 

was so long considering offering Sister Anne a life position that his silence 

had become significant�察�and to cover his real thoughts he said hurriedly�此�

     ;Take   type´writing�察  �for   instance。 That   pays   very  well。 The   hours   are 

not difficult。; 

     ;And manicuring�拭─�suggested Sister Anne。 

     Sam exclaimed in horror。 

     ;You� ─�he cried roughly。 ;For you� �Quite impossible� ─�

     ;Why for me�拭─�said the girl。 

     In the distress at the thought Sam was jabbing his stick into the gravel 

walk as though driving the manicuring idea into a deep grave。 He did not 

see that the girl was smiling at him mockingly。 

     ;You�拭─�protested Sam。 ;You in a barber's shop washing men's fingers 

who     are  not   fit  to  wash   the   streets  you   walk    on  I  Good    Lord� ─   �His 

vehemence        was   quite   honest。   The    girl  ceased    smiling。   Sam    was    still 

jabbing   at   the   gravel   walk�察  �his   profile   toward   herand�察  �unobserved�察  �she 

could     study   his  face。   It  was   an   attractive   face  strong�察   �clever�察 �almost 



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illegally good´looking。 It explained why�察�as �察�he had complained to the city 

editor�察�his chief trouble in New York was with the women。 With his eyes 

full of concern�察�Sam turned to her abruptly。 ;How much do they give you 

a month�拭─ �Forty dollars�察─�answered Sister Anne。 ;This is what hurts me 

about it�察─�said Sam。 

     It is that you should have to work and wait on other people when there 

are   so   many   strong�察  �hulking   men   who   would   count   it   God's   blessing   to 

work   for   you�察  �to   wait   on   you�察  �and   give   their   lives   for   you。   However�察�

probably you know that better than I do。; 

     ;No�察�I don't know that�察─�said Sister Anne。 

     Sam recognized that it was quite absurd that it should be so�察�but this 

statement   gave   him   a   sense   of   great   elation�察  �a   delightful   thrill   of   relief。 

There   was   every   reason   why   the   girl   should   not   confide   in   a   complete 

strangereven to deceive him was quite within her rights�察�but�察�though Sam 

appreciated this�察�he preferred to be deceived。 

     ;I think you are working too hard�察─�he said�察�smiling happily。 ;I think 

you   ought   to have   a   change。 You   ought   to   take   a day  off�   �Do   they  ever 

give you a day off�拭─�

     ;Next Saturday�察─�said Sister Anne。 ;Why�拭─�

     ;Because�察─�explained Sam�察 �if you won't think it too presumptuous�察�I 

was    going    to  prescribe    a  day   off   for  youa   day    entirely   away    from 

iodoform and white enamelled cots。 It is what you need�察�a day in the city 

and a lunch where they have music�察�and a matinee�察�where you can laugh 

or cry�察�if you like that betterand then�察�maybe�察�some fresh air in the park 

in a taxi�察�and after that dinner and more theatre�察�and then I'll see you safe 

on   the   train   for   Greenwich。   Before   you   answer�察─  �he   added   hurriedly�察   �I 

want to explain that I contemplate taking a day off myself and doing all 

these things with you�察�and that if you want to bring any of the other forty 

nurses along as   a   chaperon�察 �I hope you   will。  Only�察 �honestly�察 �I   hope   you 

won't� ─�

     The proposal apparently gave Sister Anne much pleasure。 She did not 

say so�察�but her eyes shone and when she looked at Sam she was almost 

laughing with happiness。 

     ;I   think   that   would   be   quite   delightful�察─  �said   Sister   Anne�察─  �quite 



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delightful�   �Only   it   would   be   frightfully   expensive�察  �even   if   I   don't   bring 

another   girl�察  �which   I   certainly   would   not�察  �it   would   cost   a   great   deal   of 

money。 I think we might cut out the taxicaband walk in the park and feed 

the squirrels。; 

     ;Oh� ─    �exclaimed     Sam   in   disappointment�察�then       you    know    Central 

Park�拭─�

     Sister Anne's eyes grew quite expressionless。 

     ;I once lived near there�察─�she said。 

     ;In Harlem�拭─�

     ;Not   exactly   in   Harlem�察  �but   near   it。   I   was   quite   young�察─  �said   Sister 

Anne。 ;Since then I have always lived in the country or inother places。; 

     Sam's heart was singing with pleasure。 

     ;It's so kind of you to consent�察─�he cried。 ;Indeed�察�you are the kindest 

person in all the world。 I thought so when I saw you bending over these 

sick people�察�and�察�now I know。; 

     ;It is you who are kind�察─�protested Sister Anne�察 �to take pity on me。; 

     ;Pity on you� ─�laughed Sam。 ;You can't pity a person who can do more 

with a   smile than   old   man Flagg   can do with all   his millions。  Now�察─  �he 

demanded in happy anticipation�察─�where are we to meet�拭─�

     ;That's it�察─�said Sister Anne。 ;Where are we to meet�拭─�

     ;Let it be at the Grand Central Station。 The day can't begin too soon�察─�

said Sam�察 �and before then telephone me what theatre and restaurants you 

want and I'll reserve seats and tables。 Oh�察─�exclaimed Sam joyfully�察 �it will 

be a wonderful daya wonderful day� ─�

     Sister    Anne    looked    at  him    curiously    and�察  �so�察 �it  seemed�察   �a  little 

wistfully。 She held out her hand。 
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