Henrietta Sees It Through
“When she was a small, pink baby, lying in her cradle, I used, as mothers will, to plan careers for her. Anything from a ballet dancer to a Member of Parliament seemed possible and even probable, but I never thought of a State Registered Nurse. Which just shows Fate always has a surprise up her sleeve for you. The Linnet says she never thought of a State Registered Nurse either; the war thought of it for her.
The Linnet was so gloomy about her chances, and told Charles of so many frightful mista...kes she had made in her exam, that we began to be quite anxious about the result, and it was a great relief to us both when she rang up, stammering and choking with excitement, to say she had passed.
‘I feel like Christian when the load fell off his back!’ she shouted.
‘I’m sure you do, darling,’ I said, holding the receiver a little further away from my ear.
This was obviously an occasion for celebrating, and leaving undone a great deal I ought to have done, I mounted the bus and the Linnet met me in our Cathedral City with a beaming smile.MoreLess
The Linnet was so gloomy about her chances, and told Charles of so many frightful mista...kes she had made in her exam, that we began to be quite anxious about the result, and it was a great relief to us both when she rang up, stammering and choking with excitement, to say she had passed.
‘I feel like Christian when the load fell off his back!’ she shouted.
‘I’m sure you do, darling,’ I said, holding the receiver a little further away from my ear.
This was obviously an occasion for celebrating, and leaving undone a great deal I ought to have done, I mounted the bus and the Linnet met me in our Cathedral City with a beaming smile.MoreLess
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