Adams, Amelia C - [Nurses of New York 05] - Test of Time by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The next morning at breakfast, Dr. Russell asked each of the girls to share how they were getting along in their new assignments. None of them had anything negative to say, although Laura had been thrown up on four times the previous day and didn’t appreciate that at all.

“What do you think you’ll choose as far as your direction from here?” he asked once they’d all shared their experiences. “Private practice, or hospital?”

“Whatever will have me,” Meg said, and the other girls nodded.

“Hospital, so I can work with Edward after we’re married,” Sophie replied.

“Private practice for the same reason,” Jeanette said. “But I’m not marrying Edward, of course.”

Everyone laughed at that.

“As you are the first group of students we’ve trained, Irene and I are very eager to see how well you do in the world once you leave here,” Dr. Russell said. “I admit, this is somewhat like watching a baby bird take flight, and I pray that we’ve done right by you.”

“If we do horribly, we’ll know who to blame,” Sophie replied, and again, everyone laughed.

“We do hope that you’ll write to us once you’re settled and let us know how you are,” Mrs. Russell said. “I may not be old enough to be your mother, but I feel as though you’re my little sisters at least, and I care very much about you.” Her eyes suddenly filled with tears, and she reached for her handkerchief.

“Are you in the mood to tell them, my dear?” Dr. Russell asked her in a low voice, but not so low that he couldn’t be overheard by everyone at the table.

“You can,” she replied with a sniff.

“Irene might not be your mother, but she is someone’s mother,” he said to the room at large, and the girls immediately began laughing and talking. Jeanette couldn’t keep tears of her own from springing to her eyes. What a wonderful thing . . . both her sister and her teacher having children. She did wonder what that would mean for Mrs. Russell’s plans to move forward with the nursing school, but with Mrs. Everett’s help, she was sure it would go well.

And Jeanette wouldn’t be there to see it.

She was surprised at the sudden rush of emotion she felt. All this time, she’d been counting the days until she could go home, but now, she realized just how much she’d miss this place, these good people. And then she was reaching for her handkerchief, and laughed when she realized just how many of the other girls were too.

“Am I the only one at this entire table keeping his wits about him?” Dr. Russell said gruffly. “All this sniffling is liable to put me off my breakfast.”

“Not likely,” Mrs. Russell replied.

***

Jeanette was still filled with warm and good feelings as she headed off toward Dr. Swenson’s.

“Good morning,” she said to Mrs. Hobbs as she entered.

“Good morning. Go on down—the doctor’s in his office.”

When Jeanette walked into the room, she was taken aback to see Dr. Swenson hunched over a giant eyeball lying on a tray on his desk.

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