Nurse Nancy too had to be surprised and delighted at the gift of a nice, large, white lawn kerchief, hemmed by Terencia, such as Nancy was accustomed to wear folded round her neck and across her breast, and which was so becoming to her dear old black eyes and brown face.

And after that gratifying presentation how could Nurse Nancy be exceedingly strict and distrustful on that particularly wet and dark December morning?
On the contrary, she was in her most amiable and indulgent humour.
"I've got such a fine lot of toys for good children," she said, and began opening the cupboards and drawers.

"Here's dolls and soldiers, and bricks and all sorts of what-not.

And you'll amuse yourselves with them like good childher, for I'm goin' to be an hour or so in there, attendin' on your gran'ma.

Or will I send up Bridget to be lookin' afther ye ?" "Oh no, please!" said Terry, "we can look after ourselves till you come back.