The Argosy . Catalina. Letters from Majorca, 217 when the doctor set foot in Palma. If, to mark the event, Icould only have fired a rocket that should have blazed up into theheavens with a great noise, and been seen in England by those whomit concerned, how gladly would I have kindled the torch. But nodoubt anxious hearts over there, even at that early hour, were keep-ing vigil and anticipating the event. Uneasy hes the head of care ;the charged heart beats time heavily to the passing moment. Following the doctor down the gangway came Nurse Long. Theyare always distinguished by the title of Nu
The Argosy . Catalina. Letters from Majorca, 217 when the doctor set foot in Palma. If, to mark the event, Icould only have fired a rocket that should have blazed up into theheavens with a great noise, and been seen in England by those whomit concerned, how gladly would I have kindled the torch. But nodoubt anxious hearts over there, even at that early hour, were keep-ing vigil and anticipating the event. Uneasy hes the head of care ;the charged heart beats time heavily to the passing moment. Following the doctor down the gangway came Nurse Long. Theyare always distinguished by the title of Nurse, you know, when once. Court in Palma. they have joined what may be called the Ministering dress, too, seems to separate them in some degree from the restof mankind; and Nurse Longs dress has already attracted great atten-tion in Palma. People look upon her as a curiosity. Yet there isnothing curious about her, except that. Long by name, she isextremely short and little by nature. And even this is not reallycurious, for nature seems to delight in these contradictions. Thus it isupon record that the unwise parents of a promising child named herBrilliana, and as a natural consequence she grew up exceedinglyhideous. Not a pretty word to apply to a lady, but truth before allthings. I was at once taken with Nurse Longs face and expression. There 2i8 Letters from Majorca. was a calmness and repose about it that would have soothed the mostrefractory patient; and A. was anything but that. I felt certain thathe would immediately transfer his allegiance from Sister Cecilia,sweet though her face, soft
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