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I'd like very much to know what would become of that poor child without me to look after her. You forget I'm the eldest." The matron put down her pen, she was a woman who made many notes and stared at Nurse Twinkler. Not in this fashion did her nurses speak to her.
They turned, however, bitterly to the Twinkler girl as she pushed her way through to her sister, those renegade Junkers, those contemptible little apostates and asked her, after hearing her question to Anna-Felicitas, with an extraordinary breaking out of pent-up emotion where she, then, supposed she would have been at that moment if it hadn't been for Germany.
Not for worlds would he have mentioned the word Twist, which so instantly and inevitably suggested that other and highly controversial word Twinkler. But he too sat all eyes; for anyhow he might in passing get a glimpse of the place containing those cunning little bits of youngness, the Twinkler sisters, and even with any luck a glimpse of their very selves.
"On the contrary," she said, "I'm a Twinkler. And so is my sister. What I meant was, you're like us about coming from England. We've done that. Only our leave is for ever and ever. Or the duration of the war." Mr. Twist waved her aside. "Anna-Felicitas," he said, "your sister is waiting for you in the office and wants you badly. I'll see to Mr. Elliott."
"I'm more than ever convinced," he said, pushing his hat still further off his forehead, and staring at the back of the Twinkler trunks piled up in front of him next to the driver, while the disregarded official at the door still went on asking him where he wished the cab to go to, "that children should all have parents." The hotel they were finally sent to by the official, goaded at last by Mr.
Bilton, the lady from Los Angeles Acapulco knew all about her and admitted she was a lady of strictest integrity and unimpeachable character, but this only made the Twinkler problem more obscure came too, and seemed, judging from the animation of her talk, to be on the best of terms with her charges.
Sweet and pungent odours of the field and woodland floated from the basket of herbs as it swung slightly to and fro on its bearer's shoulders, and amid the slowly darkening shadows of evening, a star of sudden silver brilliance sparkled out in the sky. "Yon's the first twinkler," said Peke, seeing it at once, though his gaze was apparently fixed on the ground.
The matron, with the fear of Uncle Arthur in her heart, for he was altogether the biggest subscriber, sharply sent the deputation about its business; and being a matron of great competence and courage she would probably have continued to be able to force the new probationers upon the nurses if it had not been for the inability, which was conspicuous, of the younger Miss Twinkler to acquire efficiency.
"Does it convey nothing to you?" asked Anna-Rose, astonished, for in Germany the name of Twinkler was a mighty name, and even in England it was well known. Mr. Twist shook his head. "Only that it sounds cheerful," he said. Anna-Rose watched his face. "It isn't only Twinkler," she said, speaking very distinctly. "It's von Twinkler." "That's German," said Mr. Twist; but his face remained serene.
Some wonderful chance ... Mr. Twist's spectacles suddenly went dim, and he gulped down more water. Yes. That was the line to take: the austere line of self-mortification for the Twinkler good. One Twinkler would be his wife again at the dear word he had to gulp down water and one his sister-in-law. They would just have to agree to this plan. The position was too serious for shilly-shallying. Yes.
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